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▲ New York Police Department (NYPD) officers at the scene after a woman wielding two large knives was shot by police in New York's Times Square on Monday, August 31, 2026.
One pedestrian has died and another was injured following a stabbing rampage by a woman in her 40s at Times Square, a major tourist landmark in New York City, USA.
According to the New York Post on the 31st, a 49-year-old woman residing in Queens, New York, consecutively stabbed two pedestrians with a knife that afternoon at around 4:30 PM.
The woman, who came to Times Square carrying two knives in a shopping bag, stabbed a 68-year-old man in the abdomen who was standing with his wife near the crosswalk around 7th Avenue and 41st Street, which divides New York from north to south.
Just seconds later, she also stabbed a 32-year-old woman who was passing by in the abdomen.
The victims were rushed to the hospital, but the female victim died.
The male victim was reported to be in stable condition.
The incident occurred in a core area of Times Square, a place dense with tourists and heavily stationed with police.
Police have not disclosed whether the victims were tourists or New York residents.
The woman who stabbed the two pedestrians subsequently had a standoff with police near 43rd Street.
Police deployed a Taser gun against the woman as she refused to surrender, but failed to subdue her.
Two police officers then opened fire on the woman as she approached them while wielding the weapon.
The woman received emergency treatment at the scene, but died.
According to the NYPD, the assailant had a record with the police regarding mental health issues.
Police are investigating the motive behind the crime, but stated that no evidence linked to terrorism has been found.
This marks the second homicide to occur in Times Square this year, following an incident last May where a man was stabbed to death.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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