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NYPD Officers Fatally Shoot Pamela Cisneros After Times Square Attack

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC · How we work

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NYPD officers shot dead Pamela Cisneros after she stabbed Erin Piacenti in Times Square.
The attack on Aug. 31, 2026 also injured 68-year-old Tak Kam, who survived.
A GoFundMe for Piacenti’s 5-month-old daughter Madison raised $1.08 million, exceeding its $750,000 goal.
The fundraiser reset its target to $1.2 million after donations from Bloomingdale’s, Rockefeller Group, MLB and an anonymous $50,000 gift.

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NYPD officers shot dead Pamela Cisneros after she stabbed Erin Piacenti in Times Square.
The attack on Aug. 31, 2026 also injured 68-year-old Tak Kam, who survived.
A GoFundMe for Piacenti’s 5-month-old daughter Madison raised $1.08 million, exceeding its $750,000 goal.
The fundraiser reset its target to $1.2 million after donations from Bloomingdale’s, Rockefeller Group, MLB and an anonymous $50,000 gift.