{
  "id": 5044223,
  "title": "2 dead in Times Square stabbing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/2-dead-in-times-square-stabbing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:34:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/2-dead-in-times-square-stabbing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A stabbing incident occurred in New York City's popular Times Square on Monday, resulting in two deaths. The assailant, identified as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros from Queens, was a resident known to have mental health issues. She entered the bustling tourist area armed with two large knives, purchased from a well-known supermarket chain, and threatened nearby individuals. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch reported that Cisneros approached two victims - a 68-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman - both stabbed in the abdomen. The man survived, while the woman tragically succumbed to her injuries. Police attempted to subdue Cisneros, eventually using a stun gun, which proved ineffective. She was then shot and killed by police. The identities of the victims have not been released until their families have been notified. Police are not suspecting this incident to be terror-related.",
  "summary": "A knife-wielding woman stabbed and killed a person and injured another in New York’s tourist-filled Times Square on Monday, before she was shot and killed by police. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the deaths in a press conference, saying that the second victim was in stable condition in a hospital. The attacker, identified as 49-year-old Queens’s … The post 2 dead in Times Square stabbing…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Times Square stabbing: Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti among victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/times-square-stabbing-bank-of-america-vp-erin-piacenti-among-victims",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:34:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Bank of America VP stabbed to death in random Times Square attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/bank-of-america-vp-stabbed-to-death-in-random-times-square-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:01:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}