{
  "id": 4826875,
  "title": "New York Times Square Stabbing: Why NYPD Cop Had To Fatally Shoot Woman Knifer? Know What US Law Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/new-york-times-square-stabbing-why-nypd-cop-had-to-fatally-shoot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/new-york-times-square-stabbing-why-nypd-cop-had-to-fatally-shoot-woman-knifer-know-what-us-law-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, August 31, 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros was fatally shot by NYPD officers in Times Square after allegedly stabbing two people. The incident occurred when Cisneros stabbed a 68-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, killing the woman. She then moved toward an NYPD substation while still carrying two knives. Police repeatedly ordered her to drop the knives during a four-minute encounter, but she refused and continued advancing toward the officers. Despite repeated attempts, Tasers failed to stop her. Two officers then fired their service weapons, striking Cisneros, who was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Two knives were recovered from the scene.",
  "summary": "The fatal shooting of 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros by NYPD officers in Times Square has raised a central question: why did police shoot her instead of physically restraining her after she allegedly stabbed two people? The answer, based on preliminary police accounts, lies in what officers say was an immediate threat involving two knives, failed attempts at de-escalation and a suspect who continued…",
  "key_points": [
    "Pamela Cisneros, 49, fatally shot by NYPD in Times Square.",
    "Cisneros stabbed two people, killing a 32-year-old woman.",
    "Officers repeatedly ordered her to drop knives, Tasers failed."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}