Victim in Times Square stabbing identified as Bank of America employee
Erin Piacenti was identified as one of the two people stabbed by a woman Monday afternoon in Times Square before police shot and killed the suspect.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM ET
- Coverage span: 1h 21m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications
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CBS NewsTier B
Victim in Times Square stabbing identified as Bank of America employee(opens original report in a new tab)Global NewsTier B
Bank of America vice president killed in Times Square stabbing(opens original report in a new tab)'Upon arrival, officers encountered a 49-year-old female who displayed two large knives and advanced toward them,' the New York Police Department told Global News in a statement. — Global News
Al JazeeraTier B
Bank of America vice president identified as victim in Times Square attack(opens original report in a new tab)Erin Piacenti identified as one of two victims in daytime stabbing on New York City thoroughfare. — Al Jazeera
How coverage developed
First report from Al Jazeera
Reported by Global News
Story updateHeadline updated
Story updateGlobal News joined coverage
Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 2 sources
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 85 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 34.9 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 11.1 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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