Woman killed in Times Square stabbing attack worked for Bank of America
The woman who died, Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of two people who were stabbed Monday afternoon in the tourist and theater hub, a few blocks from Bank of America's office tower in New York.
Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old employee at Bank of America, was among two individuals who suffered fatal injuries from a random stabbing attack in Times Square on Monday afternoon, according to the bank and police. The assailant, Pamela Cisneros, 49, was shot and killed by officers during the incident. Piacenti, who graduated from Fordham Law School in 2021, had earned her law degree alongside her husband, Frank Piacenti.
Police identified Cisneros, a Queens resident, as the perpetrator of the attack. She had a history of mental-health-related encounters with law enforcement in 2018 and 2019 but had no arrest record in New York City. The stabbing occurred in a highly populated and well-guarded area near a police station and the New Year's Eve ball drop venue. Another victim, a 68-year-old man, was hospitalized following the attack.
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