BWC: NYPD Cops Deploy TASER, Try to Calm Woman Wielding Knives in Times Square Before OIS
The footage shows officers trying to talk her down before Tasers failed and they opened fire after she allegedly stabbed two people, killing one.
- The NYPD released body-worn camera footage Friday showing the fatal police shooting of Pamela Cisneros, 49, who fatally stabbed Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old banking executive, and wounded a 68-year-old man in Times Square on August 31.
- Officers spent four minutes attempting to talk Cisneros down as she, with a history of mental health issues, challenged police to "come get" her because she was "tired of this world."
- Two officers fired Tasers that proved ineffective, and officers opened fire when Cisneros advanced with two Farberware knives, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
- The video release follows Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pledge to provide timely access to footage, and authorities reported the officers involved were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
- Following the shutdown of large-scale psychiatric institutions, experts point to a void in the community-based care network; for those in crisis, officials urge calling 988 for individuals expressing suicidal thoughts.
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NYPD bodycam captures tense standoff after Bank of America exec fatally stabbed in Times Square
NYPD body camera footage shows officers pleading with Pamela Cisneros to drop knives before a police shooting outside One Times Square after a fatal stabbing of a New Jersey mother.
NYPD bodycam captures tense standoff after Bank of America exec fatally stabbed in Times Square - NEW YORK TIMES POST
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) published images captured by the body camera carrying the troops at the time of killing a woman who had stabbed two people in Times Square at the end of August. It is a sequence of more than four minutes in which ... Continue reading "USA: Police release video of the time when they kill a woman who stabbed two people in Times Square"
Body camera footage reveals four minutes of failed negotiation before the fatal shooting of Pamela Cisneros, who had stabbed two people in the heart of Manhattan
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