Bank of America executive identified as victim of Times Square stabbing
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- Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America vice-president, was killed in a stabbing in Times Square, officials said.
- The incident occurred in daylight in the crowded center of Manhattan and brought emergency vehicles into the area.
Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old vice-president at Bank of America, was killed in a stabbing in New York City’s Times Square, officials said.
The bank identified Piacenti as the victim of what it described as a random incident in the busy heart of Manhattan. The stabbing took place in broad daylight.
The attack brought streets around the crowded area to a halt on Monday as emergency vehicles moved between the surrounding skyscrapers. Bank of America is the second-largest U.S. lending bank.
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