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[^3]\n\nOn August 31, 2026, Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens, attacked two people with kitchen knives in Times Square, New York, killing Erin Piacenti, 32, and injuring a 68-year-old man. [^4]\n\nErin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Vice President of Business Selection and Conflicts for Bank of America, was fatally stabbed by Pamela Cisneros in Times Square, New York City. [^5]\n\nNew York City police commissioner Jessica Tisch said that Pamela Cisneros pulled two knives from a shopping bag and first stabbed a 68-year-old man, then stabbed Erin Piacenti. [^6]\n\nTisch said Cisneros refused to drop the knives and said she 'would prefer to kill' the officers, after which two officers shot her. [^7]\n\nBloomberg fact-checked the claim regarding Frank Piacenti's injury and noted that he was not injured. [^8]\n\nInitial reports stated that Erin Piacenti's husband, Frank Piacenti, was also stabbed during the attack but was expected to survive. [^9]\n\nErin Piacenti graduated from Fordham Law School in 2021 with her husband Frank Piacenti, and the school also mourned her death. [^10]\n\nBank of America issued a statement expressing shock and sadness over the death of their colleague Erin Piacenti. 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