Erin Piacenti, 32, Laid to Rest After Fatal Times Square Stabbing
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
Erin Piacenti, 32, Laid to Rest After Fatal Times Square Stabbing
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
Summary
Hundreds of mourners gathered over two days in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, where a funeral Mass for Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti was held Wednesday.
Piacenti, 32, was killed on Aug. 31—her first day back from maternity leave after her first child’s birth—in what police called a random, unprovoked Times Square stabbing.
NYPD said 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros stabbed a 68-year-old man about 20 seconds earlier, then fatally stabbed Piacenti on Seventh Avenue before officers shot her during a knife-wielding standoff.
Nearly $1 million had been raised by Tuesday for Piacenti’s 6-month-old daughter, Madison, as her family asked mourners to donate in lieu of flowers.
Police said Cisneros had documented mental health issues and prior NYPD interactions in 2018 and 2019, adding to scrutiny of public safety after the attack.