Bank of America Executive Dies from Times Square Stabbing Wounds
A Bank of America vice president, Erin Piacenti, has died after being stabbed in what New York authorities described as a random and unprovoked attack in Times Square.
Piacenti succumbed to her injuries following the daytime incident on Monday, with her identity confirmed on Tuesday after Bloomberg News first reported it.
According to the New York Police Department, Piacenti and a 68-year-old man were attacked at the intersection of West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue at about 4:30 p.m. local time.
Police said officers responding to the scene encountered a female suspect armed with knives and attempted to stop her with a Taser.
The device was unsuccessful, and the suspect allegedly continued moving towards the officers, prompting them to shoot her. She died at the scene.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said preliminary findings indicated that the attack was random and that there was no apparent prior connection between the suspect and the victims.
The male victim was taken to a hospital and was reported to be in stable condition.
Bank of America confirmed Piacenti’s death in a statement, describing her as a valued member of its workforce and expressing condolences to her family and loved ones.
The stabbing occurred in Times Square, one of New York City’s busiest public spaces and a major tourist destination that attracts an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 pedestrians daily.
The incident has drawn renewed attention to violent attacks in New York involving high-profile corporate professionals.
It comes weeks after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
Thompson was shot on a Midtown Manhattan street near West 54th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Mangione admitted in federal court that he deliberately targeted Thompson when he entered a guilty plea to interstate stalking resulting in death.
He continues to face separate state charges related to Thompson’s killing, although proceedings in that case have been delayed following his federal guilty plea.
