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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