Police shoot suspect after stabbing attacks in Times Square, two victims die
A woman who attacked two people with knives in Times Square was shot by police and later died, while another stabbing victim also died and a third remains in critical condition.
Police said a woman armed with two knives began stabbing a man and a woman near the intersection of 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue at about 4:26 p.m. on Monday. After the attacks, the suspect fled north toward an NYPD substation, where officers confronted her. She allegedly refused to drop the knives, and officers opened fire at 4:27 p.m., striking the woman. Both stabbing victims later died from their injuries, and a third victim, also stabbed, is in critical condition. Investigators have closed traffic on West 42nd Street through West 47th Street while the incident remains under review. > "Police now believe the suspect had no clear motive," a police source told ABC News.