# NYPD identifies Pamela Cisneros as Times Square knife attacker; one dead, one wounded

NYPD identified Pamela Cisneros as the Times Square knife attacker who killed one woman and wounded a man on Aug 31.

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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]

## What this stands on

1. 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. (El Tiempo, News)
2. 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. (El Tiempo, News)
3. 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. (El País, News)
4. Pamela Cisneros died in a hospital as a consequence of the gunshot wounds inflicted by the police officers. (El País, News)
5. 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. (El País, News)
6. 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. (El Tiempo, News)
7. 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. (El Tiempo, News)
8. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the suspect as Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old resident of Queens. (El País, News)

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