Woman killed in Times Square stabbing worked for Bank of America

Woman killed in Times Square stabbing worked for Bank of America 1 of 5 | A woman who stabbed two people was shot by officers in New York’s Times Square on Monday while brandishing two large knives, according to an official and bystander video. 2 of 5 | A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to the New York Police Department. 3 of 5 | This image made from video provided by WABC shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) 4 of 5 | This image made from video provided by WABC-tv" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="132647" data-entity-type="organization">WABC-TV shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) 5 of 5 | This image made from video provided by WABC shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) 1 of 5 A woman who stabbed two people was shot by officers in New York’s Times Square on Monday while brandishing two large knives, according to an official and bystander video. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 5 A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to the New York Police Department. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 5 | This image made from video provided by WABC shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) 3 of 5 This image made from video provided by WABC shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 4 of 5 | This image made from video provided by WABC-tv" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="132647" data-entity-type="organization">WABC-TV shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) 4 of 5 This image made from video provided by WABC-tv" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="132647" data-entity-type="organization">WABC-TV shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 5 of 5 | This image made from video provided by WABC shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) 5 of 5 This image made from video provided by WABC shows NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives was shot by officers in Times Square in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (WABC via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — The woman killed in a random stabbing in Times Square was a Bank of America employee, the bank confirmed Tuesday. Police identified her and the attacker, who was killed in a confrontation with officers shortly after the rampage.The woman who died, Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of two people who were stabbed Monday afternoon in the tourist and theater hub, a few blocks from Bank of America’s office tower in New York. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague,” the bank said in a statement. The company didn’t immediately answer questions about the specifics of Piacenti’s work there. She had earned a law degree from Fordham Law School, graduating in 2021 alongside her husband, Frank Piacenti, according to the school. Fordham Law said in a statement it was heartbroken by her death.Messages were left with possible phone numbers and contacts for her relatives. The other victim was a 68-year-old man whose identity hasn’t been released. He was hospitalized, and no update on his condition was immediately available Tuesday. Police identified the attacker Tuesday as Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens. Officers shot and killed her after the stabbing.Messages were left at phone numbers possibly connected to her. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has said the woman had mental-health-related encounters with police in 2018 and 2019 but had no arrest record in New York City. The attack happened in one of the busiest and most heavily policed areas in New York — next to a police station and just outside the building that hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration. A man was fatally stabbed in the same area in May. Cisneros pulled two knives from a shopping bag, stabbed the man, and then attacked Piacenti, Tisch said at a news conference Monday. Bystander videos recorded police gathering around Cisneros as she held two large knives in front of her. Then, as they used a stun gun on her, she waved the knives and walked quickly toward the officers, the video showed.Tisch said officers tried to persuade Cisneros to drop the knives for several minutes before they used the stun gun. She told them she wouldn’t drop anything and “would rather kill” the officers, according to Tisch. Two officers then shot Cisneros, according to police.___This story has been corrected to give the correct spelling of the surname of the woman who died. It is Piacenti, not Pacenti.