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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 2
GoFundMe for Erin Piacenti's Daughter Nears $200,000 After 32-Year-Old Was Killed in Times Square
Updated
Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 2

GoFundMe for Erin Piacenti's Daughter Nears $200,000 After 32-Year-Old Was Killed in Times Square

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 2

Summary

  • Nearly $200,000 was raised within hours for Erin Piacenti's 5-month-old daughter Madison after the 32-year-old Bank of America vice president was fatally stabbed in Times Square.
  • The fundraiser, organized by Piacenti's brother-in-law, targets $500,000 and says all proceeds will go to her husband Frank to support their daughter's future.
  • Piacenti had returned to work from maternity leave the same day family members say she was killed in a random, unprovoked attack.
  • Police said the suspect, Pamela Cisneros, 49, also stabbed 68-year-old Tak Kam, who is expected to recover, before officers fatally shot her after she threatened them with knives.

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With nearly $200,000 raised in hours, will financial support be enough to heal a family shattered by a random, senseless act of urban violence?
How did a broad daylight stroll in heavily-policed Times Square turn into a deadly 20-second stabbing spree for a returning bank executive?
Could the tragic Times Square murder of a new mother have been prevented if the attacker's severe mental health history was better managed?