{
  "id": 4743166,
  "title": "A woman stabs 2 people and is shot by police in Times Square",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/a-woman-stabs-2-people-and-is-shot-by-police-in-times-square",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/times-square-shooting-a46620ce4073cc1b924758bb2ef66278"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, a woman wielding two large knives stabbed two individuals in New York's Times Square, according to an official and bystander video footage. The incident occurred adjacent to a New York Police Department substation, located just outside One Times Square, a bustling and highly frequented tourist attraction.\n\nThe woman's condition following the shooting was not immediately disclosed by authorities, who were organizing a news briefing. Videos circulating on social media depicted a group of approximately ten officers surrounding the assailant, who was holding the knives. One officer attempted to subdue her with a Taser, but the device proved ineffective in incapacitating her.\n\nThe woman then approached the officers swiftly, waving the knives in the air. As one officer retreated, two others drew their handguns, and the sound of gunfire echoed. In the footage, the woman collapsed on the ground, where she was subsequently handcuffed by an officer. Paramedics arrived, rolled her onto her back, and provided initial medical treatment.\n\nManhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal confirmed the stabbing incident via a post on the social platform X. The NYPD promptly shut down a portion of 7th Avenue and advised the public to avoid the area, cordoning it off with police tape as a significant number of law enforcement personnel remained nearby.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who stabbed two people was shot by officers in New York’s Times Square on Monday while brandishing two large knives, according to an official and…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Woman Stabs 2, Killing One, in Times Square and Is Shot Dead by Police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/woman-stabs-2-killing-one-in-times-square-and-is-shot-dead-by-police",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:00:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "New York City police shoot woman accused of stabbing 2 people in Times Square",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/new-york-city-police-shoot-woman-accused-of-stabbing-2-people-in",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Woman shot by US police after 2 people stabbed in New York’s Times Square",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/woman-shot-by-us-police-after-2-people-stabbed-in-new-yorks-times",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:15:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Times Square stabbing: 1 killed, 1 critically injured; suspect shot dead by NYPD",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/times-square-stabbing-1-killed-1-critically-injured-suspect-shot-dead",
        "published": "2026-09-01T00:25:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Police fatally shoot woman who stabbed two people in Times Square",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/police-fatally-shoot-woman-who-stabbed-two-people-in-times-square",
        "published": "2026-09-01T00:41:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}