Erin Piacenti, 32, killed in Times Square stabbing: What we know about the Bank of America Vice President

On Monday in New York City's Times Square, a stabbing spree resulted in the death of a 32-year-old Bank of America Vice President, Erin Piacenti. She was attacked while only a block away from her workplace. The New York Police Department identified the victim as Erin Piacenti. Bank of America expressed their condolences in a statement, saying they were "shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague."

The attacker, Pamela Cisneros, 49, was armed with two kitchen knives when she stabbed her first victim, a 68-year-old man visiting his son in Brooklyn. The elderly man is currently stable in a hospital. Cisneros then went on to stab Erin Piacenti on 42nd Street. Piacenti was a Vice President in the Bank of America's Business Selection & Conflicts division.

She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law and her BA in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. Fordham Law issued a statement expressing their deep sorrow. Piacenti had recently celebrated her wedding anniversary with her lawyer husband and had recently purchased their first home in Chester, New Jersey.

Patrick Peralta, the attacker's brother, told Gothamist that Cisneros had psychiatric issues but was not aggressive. She was a divorced mother of three and was on medication. Peralta expressed sympathy for the victims, stating that they did not know how to express or explain why this happened.