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Bank of America vice-president Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing
Police said the attack was random and unprovoked, and tasers failed before officers shot the suspect dead.
- On Monday, Pamela Cisneros fatally stabbed Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti in Times Square before police shot and killed the suspect; a 68-year-old man was also injured and remains hospitalized in stable condition.
- The incident began near West 41st Street when Cisneros stabbed a man exiting a subway station; NYPD records show she had a documented mental health history with incidents in 2018 and 2019 but no prior arrests.
- Responding officers deployed tasers that proved ineffective during a four-minute standoff, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said, as Cisneros refused to drop two kitchen knives, threatening, 'I'm not dropping anything. I would rather kill both of you.'
- Bank of America issued a statement expressing shock at the loss of Piacenti, a 32-year-old executive from New Jersey and 2016 University of Pennsylvania graduate who recently celebrated her second wedding anniversary on Aug. 10.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed police body cameras captured the shooting, with plans to release footage as authorities continue investigating the August 31, 2026, incident.
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She had graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Fordham Law School, and had recently celebrated her second wedding anniversary.
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NEW: Top Banking Executive Stabbed To Death In NYC
A 32-year-old Bank of America executive was stabbed to death in the middle of Times Square on Monday during a bloody rampage that ended with police fatally shooting the knife-wielding suspect. Erin Piacenti, of Chester, New Jersey, was attacked in the abdomen by 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros Lopez, according to officials. Piacenti later died from her […]
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