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The woman police shot and killed in Times Square Monday afternoon after she allegedly fatally stabbed one person and injured another had been experiencing mental health struggles for years, her brother said. But he said she recently seemed to be doing better. And Patrick Peralta, 59, said he'd never known his younger sister Pamela Cisneros , 49, to become violent because of her mental health difficulties. Police have confirmed she had a "documented mental health history" with the department involving incidents in 2018 and 2019, but haven't provided further details. Peralta said he last saw Cisneros in early August for their stepfather’s birthday gathering, which she had helped organize.
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Piacenti died at Bellevue Hospital, and the 68-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition.
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The woman police shot and killed in Times Square Monday afternoon after she allegedly fatally stabbed one person and injured another had been experiencing mental health struggles for years, her brother said. But he said she recently seemed to be doing better. And Patrick Peralta, 59, said he'd never known his younger sister Pamela Cisneros , 49, to become violent because of her mental health difficulties. Police have confirmed she had a "documented mental health history" with the department involving incidents in 2018 and 2019, but haven't provided further details. Peralta said he last saw Cisneros in early August for their stepfather’s birthday gathering, which she had helped organize.
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