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Woman Stabs Two in Times Square Before Being Shot Dead by Police

A woman stabbed two people in New York's Times Square, killing one, before being shot by police.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on a Monday that a woman stabbed two people in Times Square, New York, killing one victim while the other is in stable condition at a hospital. [1] On 2026-08-31, a woman stabbed two people in Times Square, New York, killing one victim and wounding another, before police shot the suspect. [2] On a Monday, NYPD officers fatally shot Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old woman from Queens, after she attacked two people with knives in Times Square, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring a 68-year-old man. [3] New York City police reported that a woman stabbed two people near One Times Square, resulting in one death and one survivor in stable condition. [4] Erin Pjacenti, a 32-year-old Vice President at Bank of America from Chester, New Jersey, was stabbed to death in an attack on Times Square in New York City. [5] Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America vice president of business selection and conflicts, was fatally stabbed in Times Square on 2025-04-21 and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. [6] Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old resident of Queens, New York, was killed by New York City Police Department officers after stabbing two people in Times Square on August 31. [7] All three people involved were taken to Bellevue hospital, where Cisneros and the female victim were pronounced dead, while the male victim is alive and in stable condition. [8] One person was killed and another was injured in a stabbing incident at Times Square in New York City during the night of Monday into Tuesday. [9] At least one 68-year-old man was severely injured and another 32-year-old female victim was killed after being stabbed in the abdomen. [10] On 2026-08-31 around 16:20, near Seventh Avenue and West 41st Street in Manhattan, New York City, a woman later identified as Pamela Cisneros, 49, allegedly stabbed a 68-year-old man in the abdomen and a 32-year-old woman, according to the New York Police Department. [11] On 2026-08-31, the attacker, identified as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, was fatally shot by NYPD officers in Times Square after she ignored Taser discharges and advanced toward them holding two knives. [12]
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  1. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on a Monday that a woman stabbed two people in Times Square, New York, killing one victim while the other is in stable condition at a hospital. · El Universo
  2. On 2026-08-31, a woman stabbed two people in Times Square, New York, killing one victim and wounding another, before police shot the suspect. · 24 Horas
  3. On a Monday, NYPD officers fatally shot Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old woman from Queens, after she attacked two people with knives in Times Square, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring a 68-year-old man. · Clarín
  4. New York City police reported that a woman stabbed two people near One Times Square, resulting in one death and one survivor in stable condition. · Blic.rs
  5. Erin Pjacenti, a 32-year-old Vice President at Bank of America from Chester, New Jersey, was stabbed to death in an attack on Times Square in New York City. · Blic.rs
  6. Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America vice president of business selection and conflicts, was fatally stabbed in Times Square on 2025-04-21 and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. · businessinsider.comUnited States
  7. Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old resident of Queens, New York, was killed by New York City Police Department officers after stabbing two people in Times Square on August 31. · KienyKe
  8. All three people involved were taken to Bellevue hospital, where Cisneros and the female victim were pronounced dead, while the male victim is alive and in stable condition. · The Guardian
  9. One person was killed and another was injured in a stabbing incident at Times Square in New York City during the night of Monday into Tuesday. · Berlingske
  10. At least one 68-year-old man was severely injured and another 32-year-old female victim was killed after being stabbed in the abdomen. · ZeroHedgeUnited States
  11. On 2026-08-31 around 16:20, near Seventh Avenue and West 41st Street in Manhattan, New York City, a woman later identified as Pamela Cisneros, 49, allegedly stabbed a 68-year-old man in the abdomen and a 32-year-old woman, according to the New York Police Department. · publimetro.com.mxMexico
  12. On 2026-08-31, the attacker, identified as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, was fatally shot by NYPD officers in Times Square after she ignored Taser discharges and advanced toward them holding two knives. · publimetro.com.mxMexico
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