Bank of America vice president identified as victim in Times Square attack
Latest update from aljazeera.com: That shooting in December 2024 killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and occurred on West 54th Street near Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Erin Piacenti identified as one of two victims in daytime stabbing on New York City thoroughfare. A Bank of America vice president has been identified as a victim in a stabbing in Times Square. Erin Piacenti died from her wounds after the afternoon attack on Monday in the New York City pedestrian thoroughfare, according to the Reuters news agency. Bloomberg News first reported Piacenti’s identity on Tuesday. Authorities had previously said a female attacker stabbed a 32-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man on West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue about 4:30pm (20:30 GMT) on Monday.
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Called the “Crossroads of the World”, Times Square sees from 200,000 to 250,000 pedestrians transit through it a day, according to its official website.
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Latest update from aljazeera.com: That shooting in December 2024 killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and occurred on West 54th Street near Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Erin Piacenti identified as one of two victims in daytime stabbing on New York City thoroughfare. A Bank of America vice president has been identified as a victim in a stabbing in Times Square. Erin Piacenti died from her wounds after the afternoon attack on Monday in the New York City pedestrian thoroughfare, according to the Reuters news agency. Bloomberg News first reported Piacenti’s identity on Tuesday. Authorities had previously said a female attacker stabbed a 32-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man on West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue about 4:30pm (20:30 GMT) on Monday.