- Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old vice president at Bank of America, was fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Times Square on Monday.
- The assailant, identified as Pamela Cisneros, stabbed a 68-year-old man before attacking Piacenti, with both stabbings occurring within 20 seconds.
- Cisneros was shot dead by police after she refused to drop her knives and advanced toward officers.
- Piacenti died at Bellevue Hospital shortly after the attack, while the 68-year-old man is reported to be in stable condition.
- Erin Piacenti had just celebrated her second wedding anniversary and purchased her first home with her husband in Chester, New Jersey.
- Cisneros, the assailant, had no criminal record but had a documented mental health history with the NYPD.
Erin Piacenti, 32, was fatally stabbed in Times Square on August 31 during a random and unprovoked attack. The NYPD reported that multiple 911 calls alerted them to a woman with knives attacking pedestrians. Piacenti was attacked shortly after a 68-year-old man was stabbed.12678
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the assailant, Pamela Cisneros, 49, was shot dead by police after she refused to drop her weapons and threatened officers, saying, "I'm not dropping anything, I would rather kill both of you." The stabbings occurred within 20 seconds of each other, with Piacenti being knifed in the abdomen near 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue around 4:30 p.m. She was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital shortly after the attack.34
Piacenti, a graduate of Fordham Law School and a VP at Bank of America, had just celebrated her second wedding anniversary on August 10. She was described as a valued teammate by her employer, who expressed their shock and sadness over her tragic loss. The 68-year-old man, who was also attacked, is currently in stable condition. The NYPD is investigating the incident, noting that Cisneros had a documented mental health history but no prior arrests.9
“The assailant, 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, had no criminal record but a documented mental health history with the NYPD, including incidents in 2019 and 2020. Police shot her after she refused to drop her knives and advanced toward them, following a four-minute standoff.”
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