A Bank of America vice president was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday in what authorities described as a random attack that also injured another person.

Erin Piacenti, a vice president of business selection and conflicts at Bank of America, died from stabbing injuries sustained in an attack at Times Square on Monday. The banking institution released a statement expressing shock at her death, describing her as a valued colleague whose loss would be deeply felt by the organization and her family.

According to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the incident involved a woman carrying multiple knives who stabbed two individuals in the Times Square area. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch characterized the attacks as random and unprovoked in nature.

Police responded to the threat by deploying non-lethal measures initially, but officers ultimately fired their weapons after tasers proved ineffective in stopping the assailant from advancing toward them while armed with knives, according to Tisch's account. Piacenti was transported to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.