Woman killed in Times Square stabbing, suspect shot dead by police
Police say the double stabbing, which injured another person, was random and the suspect had a mental health history.
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"Thanked NYPD officers who stepped in and prevented a horrific attack from becoming even worse."
— Zohran Mamdani , Politician
"Described the attack as 'unprovoked' and stated that the stabbings took place 20 seconds apart."
— Jessica Tisch , Executive
"'I'm not dropping anything, I'd rather kill both of you'. She repeated 'I will kill you'."
— Jessica Tisch , Executive
Key People
Erin Piacenti was a Bank of America employee who was killed in the stabbing attack.
Jessica Tisch is the Police Commissioner of New York City.
Pamela Cisneros was the suspect in the Times Square stabbing incident.
Mayor of New York City.
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Police say the double stabbing, which injured another person, was random and the suspect had a mental health history.
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