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U.S. Police Fatally Shoot Pamela Cisneros After Times Square Stabbing

9/1/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. police shot and killed Pamela Cisneros after she stabbed two people in Times Square.
The attack occurred at 4:24 p.m. on August 31, 2026 near West 41st Street and Seventh Avenue.
Two victims—a 68-year-old man wounded and a 32-year-old woman killed—were stabbed.
Officers fired two tasers without effect, then two officers discharged their service weapons.
Police called the stabbing random and non-terrorist after Cisneros said she would rather kill officers.

History

Historical Context

The 1999 fatal shooting of unarmed Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo by four NYPD Street Crime Unit officers—who fired 41 rounds, hitting him 19 times—triggered protests, a $3 million civil settlement and the unit’s 2002 disbanding. Decades later, the August 31 2026 Times Square killing of Pamela Cisneros revived the same citywide debate, prompting Mayor Eric Adams to order a review of NYPD training.

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Story summary

U.S. police shot and killed Pamela Cisneros after she stabbed two people in Times Square.
The attack occurred at 4:24 p.m. on August 31, 2026 near West 41st Street and Seventh Avenue.
Two victims—a 68-year-old man wounded and a 32-year-old woman killed—were stabbed.
Officers fired two tasers without effect, then two officers discharged their service weapons.
Police called the stabbing random and non-terrorist after Cisneros said she would rather kill officers.

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