Victim in Times Square stabbing, shooting identified as Bank of America employee
Erin Piacenti was identified as one of the two people stabbed by a woman Monday afternoon in Times Square before police shot and killed the suspect.
Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America employee from Chester, New Jersey, was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday afternoon by 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros. Cisneros brandished two knives and randomly attacked Piacenti and a 68-year-old man before police intervened, forcing her to drop the weapons with Tasers, but ultimately needing to shoot and kill her when she continued advancing.
Cisneros had a history of mental health issues with the NYPD but no prior arrests. The victim's employer and family expressed their shock and grief, while Cisneros' father Mario struggled to understand how his daughter could commit such a heinous act.
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