Woman killed in Times Square stabbing worked for Bank of America
New York: The woman killed in a random stabbing in Times Square was a Bank of America employee, the bank confirmed Tuesday. Police identified her and the attacker, who was killed in a confrontation with officers shortly after the rampage. 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…
Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America employee, was killed in a random stabbing incident in Times Square on Monday afternoon. The attacker, Pamela Cisneros, 49, from Queens, was shot and killed by police shortly after the stabbing. Both victims were stabbed in the bustling tourist and theater hub, located just a few blocks from Bank of America's office tower.
The bank expressed shock and deep sorrow over the loss of their colleague, while Fordham Law School, where Piacenti earned her law degree in 2021, also mourned her passing. Cisneros had a history of mental-health-related encounters with police, but no prior arrest record in New York City. Her brother, Patrick Peralta, revealed that she had been managing her psychiatric issues and was actively working on legal matters in a legal office.
The attack occurred in a highly secured and heavily monitored area, near a police station and the iconic New Year's Eve ball drop venue.
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