Shea Levin · Sep 1, 2026
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🇺🇸 UPDATE ON THE TIMES SQUARE SHOOTING NYPD COMMISSIONER IDENTIFIED THE SHOOTER AS PAMELA CISNEROS
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the Times Square attacker as Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens.
- Officials said she fatally stabbed a 32-year-old woman and wounded a 68-year-old man on Seventh Avenue on Monday before police shot and killed her. The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
- Tisch said there was no evidence of a terrorist motive. Officers used Tasers first, then opened fire after she refused commands to drop two knives and advanced toward them.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said an investigation is underway and body-camera footage will be released.



