Police said the attacker stabbed a 68-year-old man in the abdomen and a 32-year-old woman; the man was hospitalized in stable condition and the woman died at the hospital. ^[1] Tisch identified the attacker as Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old Queens resident, and said the attack appeared random and related to mental health problems. ^[2] On August 31, 2026, a knife attack occurred in Times Square, New York City, where a 49-year-old woman stabbed a 68-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman. ^[3] Pamela Cisneros died in a hospital as a consequence of the gunshot wounds inflicted by the police officers. ^[4] The 32-year-old female victim died from her injuries at a hospital, while the 68-year-old male victim survived and was in stable condition. ^[5] NYPD Chief Jessica Tisch said there was no reason to believe the attack was an act of terrorism, describing it as an extraordinarily dangerous situation in a major tourist area. ^[6] Police reported that Cisneros ran toward a police station after the attack, where officers spent four minutes trying to disarm her while she issued threats; they used tasers and then shot her when she lunged at them, and she was pronounced dead at a hospital. ^[7] New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the suspect as Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old resident of Queens. ^[8]