A woman stabbed two strangers in Times Square, one of New York City’s busiest areas, before dying after being shot by police.
A 32-year-old woman died and a 68-year-old man was injured after Pamela Cisneros, 49, stabbed them in Times Square, according to EFE.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Cisneros pulled two knives from a supermarket bag at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Within about 20 seconds, she stabbed the 68-year-old man in the abdomen and then attacked the 32-year-old woman.
Police believe the attack was “random.” Authorities have not reported any previous relationship between Pamela Cisneros and the victims.
After the stabbing, Cisneros ran toward a police station in Times Square near 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue.
For approximately four minutes, several officers attempted to persuade her to drop the knives, according to Tisch’s account.
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“I’m not going to drop anything. I’d rather kill them both. I’ll kill them!” Cisneros said, according to the police commissioner.
When Pamela Cisneros advanced toward the officers while holding the knives, police fired their service weapons. She was taken to a hospital, where she died.
Tisch said authorities have no reason to consider the incident an act of terrorism.
The investigation into the Times Square attack remains ongoing.
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