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Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti Had Baby, Returned From Maternity Leave When Killed in Times Square

Police said the attack was random and unprovoked, and the first stabbing victim survived, officials said.

  • On Monday, Bank of America Vice President Erin Piacenti was fatally stabbed in Times Square; police shot and killed the attacker, 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, after she refused to drop her weapons.
  • Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated the attack was "random and unprovoked," noting Cisneros, who had a "documented mental health history," stabbed a 68-year-old man seconds before targeting Piacenti.
  • Returning from five months of maternity leave, the 32-year-old Piacenti was a Fordham University alumna remembered as a "vibrant and cherished member" of the law school community.
  • The 68-year-old victim remains in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital, while Bank of America colleagues described Piacenti as a "valued teammate" whose loss will be deeply felt.
  • Piacenti is survived by her husband, Frank, and their daughter, Madison, for whom a GoFundMe was established to support the baby's future after her recent baptism.
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After being stabbed randomly on her way back from maternity leave, her loved ones pay homage to the 32-year-old publishing her happiest images to raise funds for her five-month-old daughter

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Erin Piacenti, 32 years old, was identified as the victim of the stabbing attack in the heart of New York on Monday morning. The young woman was the mother of a 5-month-old girl named Madison, for whom social networks are mobilizing. More than $433,000 have already been raised online to ensure the future of the newborn. - New York: the woman killed in Times Square was back from maternity leave, an open pool for her baby (International).

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The 32-year-old woman who was stabbed to death near New York City's Times Square was "getting ready to start a new life" with her husband and baby, her family said in a statement. Erin Piacenti, a Bank of America executive, was fatally stabbed on Monday, her first day back at work after maternity leave. Her family said they were devastated by the killing and asked for privacy. A GoFundMe page set up by the family to help support their 5-month-ol…

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Times of India broke the news in India on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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