Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Bank of America VP Killed in Times Square Stabbing
Erin Piacenti worked as a vice president at Bank of America.
She was stabbed in Times Square in New York City on Monday.
Police said the attack appeared random and was not provoked.
A 68-year-old man was also stabbed and taken to a hospital.
He was reported to be in stable condition.
Police said the suspect was Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old woman from Queens.
Officers asked her to drop two knives and tried using a Taser, but it did not stop her.
Police then shot her when she moved toward them with the knives.
Authorities said there was no sign that the attack was connected to terrorism.
Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America vice president, died after being stabbed in Times Square on Monday.
Police said 49-year-old Queens resident Pamela Cisneros stabbed Piacenti and a 68-year-old man in what appeared to be a random, unprovoked attack.
The male victim, identified in one report as Tak Kam, was stabbed in the abdomen and remained in stable condition.
Officers tried to persuade Cisneros to drop two knives and used a Taser, but it failed to incapacitate her.
Two officers shot Cisneros after she moved toward them while holding the knives; police said she later died, and authorities found no indication of terrorism.
- Who
- Erin Piacenti and a 68-year-old man were stabbed; police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros.
- What
- A woman stabbed two people in Times Square before police shot and killed her.
- When
- The attack occurred Monday shortly before 4:30 p.m.
- Where
- Near an NYPD substation outside One Times Square in New York City's Times Square.
- Why
- Police described the attack as random and unprovoked; the investigation remains ongoing.
- Victim
- Erin Piacenti, 32, a Bank of America vice president
- Second victim
- A 68-year-old man, identified in one report as Tak Kam, who was reported to be in stable condition
- Suspect
- Pamela Cisneros, 49, a Queens resident
- Weapons
- Two knives reportedly pulled from a shopping bag
- Police response
- Officers attempted negotiations and used a Taser before two officers fired their weapons
- Suspect history
- Police said Cisneros had a documented mental health history with the NYPD, including incidents in 2018 and 2019, but no arrest history with the department
- Investigation
- The NYPD Force Investigation Division is investigating
