Authorities have released the identity of the woman killed when police say an emotionally disturbed woman started stabbing people in the heart of Times Square Monday afternoon.
\n\nErin Piacenti, a 32-year-old from Chester, New Jersey, was stabbed in the abdomen. She was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time after the attack in the tourist-heavy area near 41st Street and Seventh Avenue.
\n\nMore information on the victim is expected Tuesday.
\n\nPolice say Pamela Cisneros, the 49-year-old Queens woman shot dead by police after killing Piacenti and stabbing a 68-year-old man during the afternoon spree, had a documented history of mental health concerns.
\n\nThe 68-year-old had just come out of the subway with his wife.
\n\nA witness told police Cisneros took out the knives from a red Target bag before approaching the couple. After waving the weapons around, the suspect stabbed the 68-year-old man in his side.
\n\nShe then went up a block and attacked Piacenti. The stabbings happened about 20 seconds apart.
\n\nThey are believed to be random and unprovoked, with no apparent nexus to terror, according to law enforcement sources. The first victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where police said he was recovering.
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