In the middle of a Monday afternoon, in one of the most watched intersections on earth, a young woman's ordinary life ended in an act of random violence that no credential or careful planning could have anticipated. Erin Piacenti, 32, a Bank of America vice president walking near her Midtown Manhattan office, was fatally stabbed by a woman with a documented history of mental illness — a reminder that the distance between routine and catastrophe can collapse in seconds. The attacker, Pamela Cisneros, was shot and killed by police after refusing to surrender and advancing toward officers. Three
Bank of America VP killed in random Times Square stabbing
Erin Piacenti, 32, was killed; a 68-year-old man was injured; attacker Pamela Cisneros, 49, was fatally shot by police.