NYPD shoots woman with knife near Times Square after she attacked at least 2 people, officials say
Police said the attack was random and not terror-related, and officers used Tasers before shooting the suspect after she stabbed two people.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, NYPD officers fatally shot 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros in Times Square after she randomly stabbed two people near West 41st Street and Seventh Avenue, killing one victim.
- Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified Cisneros as a Queens resident with a 'documented mental health history with the NYPD' but no prior arrests, stating the attack was random, unprovoked, and not terrorism-related.
- During the four-minute standoff, responding officers confronted Cisneros near a substation, issuing repeated commands to drop the weapons; after Tasers failed to incapacitate her, multiple officers discharged their firearms.
- The 32-year-old female victim died at Bellevue Hospital, while the 68-year-old male victim remains in stable condition; Mayor Zohran Mamdani said families' "lives have been shattered by what took place today."
- This incident marks the second fatal stabbing in Times Square this year, occurring despite a 24% drop in overall homicides citywide, underscoring ongoing security concerns in the heavily touristed district.
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Woman Killed In Random Times Square Stabbing; Police Shoot Suspect Dead
New York City police say they have shot and killed a female suspect who allegedly stabbed two people in Times Square on Monday, including one woman who died of her injuries. The post Woman Killed In Random Times Square Stabbing; Police Shoot Suspect Dead appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
A woman armed with a knife killed one person and injured another in New York's Times Square on Monday before being shot dead by police.
Police fatally shoot woman who stabbed two people in New York's Times Square
NEW YORK — A woman was shot dead by New York police on Monday after she stabbed two people in Times Square. A second victim remains hospitalized in stable condition, officials told a press conference..The alleged attacker, identified by the police as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros of Queens, was shot by police after officers confronted her following the stabbings in West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue.Jessica Tisch, the New York City police commiss…
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