A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials.The shooting happened just before 4.30pm next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square, the building that hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration. It is one of the most heavily touristed and policed spots in all of New York.The 49-year-old woman from Queens pulled out two knives from a shopping bag and stabbed a 68-year-old man who had just come out of the subway station and was waiting to cross the street with his wife, striking him in the abdomen, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.Seconds later, the woman stabbed a 32-year-old woman also in the abdomen, Tisch said. Both victims were taken to the hospital. The woman died and the man is in stable condition, according to police.Police didn’t say if the victims were tourists visiting the city or residents.Videos posted on social media show a group of at least 10 officers gathered around the woman, who was holding two large kitchen knives.New York City police at the scene. Photo: AFP
Woman fatally shot by police after deadly stabbing attack in New York’s Times Square
One victim was killed and another was wounded; NYPD says suspect had a history of mental illness.
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