Woman killed in Times Square stabbing, suspect shot dead by police

A 32-year-old woman has been killed, and another victim is in hospital following a double stabbing in Times Square, New York late on Monday afternoon.

Facebook Bank of America Vice President Erin Piacenti has been identified by police as the woman who was fatally stabbed in a shock attack in Times Square. Piacenti, 32, of New Jersey, died in a hospital Monday shortly after being stabbed on a Manhattan street. Her LinkedIn profile revealed she was vice president of bu

Police say the double stabbing, which injured another person, was random and the suspect had a mental health history with police.

One woman killed and a man injured in stabbing in tourist hotspot

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published September 1, 2026 6:38am Updated September 1, 2026 8:53am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A knife-wielding woman stabbed two people in New York City’s tourist attraction, killing one woman

The woman allegedly began threatening people with two knives

A woman brandishing two large knives was shot by police officers in New York’s Times Square on Monday, according to video taken by bystanders.

A woman brandishing two large knives was shot by police officers in New York’s Times Square on Monday, according to video taken by bystanders. The woman’s condition after the shooting was not immediately released by authorities, who were planning a news briefing. The shooting happened next to a New York Police Departme

Police officers shot a woman brandishing two large knives in New York’s Times Square

A woman brandishing two knives is shot by police in Times Square  AP News

A woman brandishing two knives is shot by police in Times Square  Toronto Star

Police officers shot a woman brandishing two large knives in New York’s Times Square

The stabbings occurred at 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. The woman allegedly fled north toward the NYPD substation, where police confronted her, authorities said.

NYPD shot a knife-wielding woman in Times Square after officials said she attacked at least two people Monday afternoon.

The conditions of the victims and the suspect weren’t immediately known.