Todd Piro reports on a tragic double stabbing in Times Square that left one person dead and another wounded. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirms officers deployed tasers before fatally shooting the suspect.
A Bank of America executive who had recently returned to work after maternity leave was fatally stabbed Monday in New York City’s Times Square, where a knife-wielding woman also wounded another person before police fatally shot the suspect.
The victim was identified as Erin Piacenti, 32, of Chester, New Jersey. Piacenti was in her first week back at Bank of America after spending five months caring for her newborn daughter, The New York Times reported.
Four days before her death, Piacenti shared a photo on social media of herself with the baby and her husband, Frank Piacenti. She also posted about the child’s recent baptism and the family’s travels while she was on leave.
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The NYPD said Piacenti was stabbed near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue before being taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Erin Piacenti, the Bank of America vice president who was killed in a stabbing attack in New York City's Times Square on Monday Aug. 31, 2026. (Facebook/Erin Piacenti)
A 68-year-old man was also stabbed in the abdomen and taken to Bellevue, where he was listed in stable condition.
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Police said the attack began near West 41st Street when Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens, approached the man while armed with two large knives. He had just exited a subway station and was waiting to cross the street with his wife.
A witness told investigators that Cisneros pulled the knives from a red Target bag before attacking the man.
Erin Piacenti, the Bank of America vice president who was tragically killed in a stabbing attack in New York City's Times Square on Monday Aug. 31, 2026, on her wedding day. (Facebook/Erin Piacenti)
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Cisneros then moved north on Seventh Avenue and stabbed Piacenti. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the two attacks occurred about 20 seconds apart.
Officers later confronted Cisneros while she was still holding both knives. Police recovered the weapons at the scene.
