Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old vice president for business selection and conflicts at Bank of America, was killed in a random and unprovoked stabbing in Times Square, New York City. ^[1] Pamela Cisneros pulled two knives from a shopping bag, stabbed the first victim, and then attacked Erin Piacenti before officers shot and killed her. ^[2] Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old resident of Chester, New Jersey, was identified as a victim of a stabbing attack in Times Square, New York, on a Monday afternoon. ^[3] The attacker, identified as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros from Queens, New York, stabbed Piacenti in the abdomen with kitchen knives. ^[4] Retired NYPD detective Artur Sadowski stated that Pamela Cisneros, 49, resisted multiple Taser shots because officers could not establish firm contact with her while she was walking with difficulty. ^[5] Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the stabbings happened 20 seconds apart and appeared to be random and unprovoked. ^[6] Police identified the attacker as Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens, who had no arrest record in New York City but had mental-health-related encounters with police in 2018 and 2019. ^[7] Bank of America confirmed the death of its staff member Erin Piacenti, who worked in the bank's business selection and conflicts unit. ^[8] NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the attack near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue appeared to be random and unprovoked. ^[9] Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old woman with a documented mental health history, was the attacker who brandished two large knives and was shot and killed by police. ^[10] Piacenti, who had recently celebrated her second wedding anniversary on August 10, died after medical personnel attempted to save her life. ^[11]