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REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHINGWednesday 02 September 2026

dawn.com changed its headline after publishing.

One dead , another injuredBank of America VP among two killed in stabbing in New York ' s Times Square ; suspect shot dead

A knife-wielding woman stabbed two people in Times Square on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

dawn.com as captured

As published

8 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

cbsnews.com as published: Victim in Times Square stabbing identified as Bank of America employeecbsnews.com2026-09-02 11:18:55crainsnewyork.com as published: What we know about the Times Square stabbing and the Bank of America VP who was killedcrainsnewyork.com2026-09-02 11:18:55dailymail.com as published: Female Bank of America vice president, 32, named as victim of Times Square stabbing that saw knifewoman shot dead by cops: Had just celebrated second wedding anniversarydailymail.com2026-09-02 11:18:55dawn.com as published: Bank of America VP among two killed in stabbing in New York's Times Square; suspect shot deaddawn.com2026-09-01 11:35:05english.elpais.com as published: A vice president at Bank of America was killed after being stabbed by a woman in Times Squareenglish.elpais.com2026-09-02 11:18:55japantimes.co.jp as published: Bank of America vice president killed in Manhattan stabbingjapantimes.co.jp2026-09-02 11:18:55nypost.com as published: Victim stabbed to death in Times Square rampage was VP at Bank of America, just celebrated 2nd wedding anniversarynypost.com2026-09-02 11:18:55usnews.com as published: Woman Killed in Times Square Stabbing Worked for Bank of Americausnews.com2026-09-02 11:18:55

Attributed to no one

Quoted verbatim from each outlet's own page. This site records what was published and who it was attributed to. It does not assess whether the claim is true.

dawn.com

  • One witness told local TV outlet PIX11 that the suspect had two knives in her hands and was tased by police before she rushed at officers. 'They shot her twice,' said the unnamed witness.

named elsewhere in the same article: Mayor Zohran Mamdani; New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch

Same storyEarlier: A 49-year-old woman from Queens, identified as Pamela Cisneros, stabbed two people…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    5 outlets quote this line 5 different ways.

    • cbsnews.com: “During the encounter, she told the officers, 'I'm not dropping anything. I would rather kill both of you.' She repeated, 'I will kill you,'”
    • dawn.com: “During the encounter, she told the officers, ‘I’m not dropping anything. I would rather kill both of you,’”
    • english.elpais.com: “I’m not dropping anything, I’d rather kill both of you.”
    • english.elpais.com: “I will kill you.”
    • japantimes.co.jp: “I’m not dropping anything. I would rather kill both of you,”
  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    3 outlets quote this line 3 different ways.

    • english.elpais.com: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague. She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to her family and all of her loved ones,”
    • japantimes.co.jp: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague,”
    • japantimes.co.jp: “She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to her family and all of her loved ones.”
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Identity and residence of the second victim

    japantimes.co.jp; nypost.comthe full text

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Piacenti's job title and tenure

    dailymail.com; english.elpais.comthe full text

1 further finding below ↓

Day name corrected

The summary below named a weekday that does not match its own date. The date is as written; only the day name was recomputed from it.

  • Monday, September 2, 2026 → Wednesday, September 2, 2026
  • Monday, September 2, 2026 → Wednesday, September 2, 2026
8independent outlets
What happened, for context

A knife-wielding woman stabbed two people in Times Square on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The victim who died was identified as Erin Piacenti, 32, a Bank of America vice president. A 68-year-old man was also stabbed and hospitalized in stable condition. Police shot and killed the suspect, Pamela Cisneros, 49, after she refused to drop her knives during a four-minute confrontation.

6 of 8 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: crainsnewyork.com, usnews.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • crainsnewyork.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • dailymail.comINDEP
  • dawn.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • english.elpais.comINDEP
  • japantimes.co.jpINDEP
  • nypost.comINDEP
  • usnews.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

  • cbsnews.comVictim in Times Square stabbing identified as Bank of America employeeScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-02T11:18:55
  • crainsnewyork.comWhat we know about the Times Square stabbing and the Bank of America VP who was killedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-02T11:18:55
  • dailymail.comFemale Bank of America vice president, 32, named as victim of Times Square stabbing that saw knifewoman shot dead by cops: Had just celebrated second wedding anniversaryScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-02T11:18:55
  • dawn.comBank of America VP among two killed in stabbing in New York's Times Square; suspect shot deadScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
  • english.elpais.comA vice president at Bank of America was killed after being stabbed by a woman in Times SquareScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-02T11:18:55
  • japantimes.co.jpBank of America vice president killed in Manhattan stabbingScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-02T11:18:55
  • nypost.comVictim stabbed to death in Times Square rampage was VP at Bank of America, just celebrated 2nd wedding anniversaryScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-02T11:18:55
  • usnews.comWoman Killed in Times Square Stabbing Worked for Bank of AmericaScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-02T11:18:55

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Erin Piacenti, 32, of Chester, New Jersey, was the victim who died in the Times Square stabbingcbsnews.com, dailymail.com, english.elpais.com, japantimes.co.jp, nypost.com
  • Piacenti was stabbed in the abdomencbsnews.com, dailymail.com, english.elpais.com, japantimes.co.jp, nypost.com
  • Pamela Cisneros, 49, was the attackercbsnews.com, dailymail.com, dawn.com, english.elpais.com, japantimes.co.jp, nypost.com
  • Cisneros pulled out two knivescbsnews.com, dailymail.com, dawn.com, english.elpais.com, japantimes.co.jp, nypost.com
  • A 68-year-old man was also stabbed in the abdomencbsnews.com, dailymail.com, dawn.com, english.elpais.com, japantimes.co.jp, nypost.com
  • The 68-year-old man was hospitalized in stable conditiondailymail.com, english.elpais.com, japantimes.co.jp
  • and 7 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Piacenti was a 2016 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and earned her law degree from Fordhamonly cbsnews.com
  • Piacenti's maiden name was Guiltinanonly cbsnews.com
  • Piacenti and her husband Frank graduated from Fordham Law in 2021only cbsnews.com
  • Piacenti worked as Bank of America's vice president of business selection and conflictsonly dailymail.com
  • Cisneros was from Queensonly dailymail.com
  • Cisneros pulled the knives from a shopping bag bearing the logo of a well-known supermarket chainonly dawn.com

Reported unevenly

  • Identity and residence of the second victim: Japan Times identifies him as a 68-year-old Rhode Island tourist; NYPost identifies him as Tak Kam, a 68-year-old Rhode Island dad; other outlets describe him only as a 68-year-old man without specifying Rhode Island residency or providing a namestated by japantimes.co.jp, nypost.com · absent from cbsnews.com, dailymail.com, dawn.com, english.elpais.com
  • Piacenti's job title and tenure: Dailymail reports she worked as 'vice president of business selection and conflicts' with no start date specified; English El País reports she 'had served as vice president of the business selection and conflicts unit at the bank since February 2025'; other outlets state only 'vice president' without specifying the unit or tenurestated by dailymail.com, english.elpais.com
  • Whether Cisneros threatened officers with a second threat beyond 'I'd rather kill both of you': CBS News reports Cisneros said both 'I'm not dropping anything. I would rather kill both of you' and separately 'I will kill you'; other outlets report only the first statementstated by cbsnews.com