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Times Square stabbing leaves one dead after police kill assailant
🇴🇲 Oman /Crime & Justice

Times Square stabbing leaves one dead after police kill assailant

From Times of Oman · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A 49-year-old woman fatally stabbed a 32-year-old woman and wounded a 68-year-old man in Times Square, police said.
  • Officers shot and killed the suspect after a Taser failed to stop her and she advanced with two knives raised.
  • Investigators do not believe the attack was terrorism-related, and police described it as random and unprovoked.

A woman carrying two kitchen knives attacked people near a police substation in Times Square, killing one victim before officers shot her dead, authorities said.

The suspect, a 49-year-old Queens resident, pulled the knives from a shopping bag shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday. She stabbed a 68-year-old man in the abdomen as he left a subway station with his wife, then attacked a 32-year-old woman. The younger victim later died in hospital, while the older man remained in stable condition.

I'm not dropping anything, I would rather kill both of you.

— The suspectPolice said she made the statement before advancing toward officers with knives raised.

Police surrounded the woman and ordered her to drop the knives. A Taser failed to stop her, and she reportedly told officers, "I'm not dropping anything, I would rather kill both of you," before moving toward them with the weapons raised. Several officers then opened fire. Bystander video showed the woman falling, after which officers handcuffed her and administered first aid. She was later pronounced dead.

an extraordinarily dangerous situation unfolding in the heart of Times Square, the crossroads of the world

— Jessica TischThe New York police commissioner described the attack at a news conference.

New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the incident "an extraordinarily dangerous situation unfolding in the heart of Times Square, the crossroads of the world." She said the attack appeared random and unprovoked. Police said the suspect had a documented history of mental health contacts with officers in 2018 and 2019, but no previous arrests.

Authorities have not released the victims' identities while relatives are notified. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, "We know that those families' lives have been shattered by what took place today, and we will continue to hold them close as the hours and days and weeks continue from this moment." The stabbing was the second fatal attack in Times Square this year, following a similar incident in May.

We know that those families' lives have been shattered by what took place today, and we will continue to hold them close as the hours and days and weeks continue from this moment.

— Zohran MamdaniThe New York mayor addressed the victims' families after the attack.
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