00:08The woman holding two knives is 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros.
00:13Police say she attacked two people within about 20 seconds near West 42nd Street and 7th Avenue.
00:20The first victim was Talk Calm, 68, of Kingston, Rhode Island.
00:25He was stabbed after leaving the subway and was later released from the hospital.
00:30Seconds later, Cisneros allegedly stabbed Erin Piacente, 32, a New Jersey resident and vice president at Bank of America.
00:38Piacente was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
00:45Questions have also been raised over whether Pamela Cisneros, 49, could have been restrained without using lethal force,
00:53particularly given her documented mental health history.
00:57Critics may argue that officers could have considered less lethal options, such as rubber bullets, distraction tactics, or physically restraining
01:07her.
01:08With several physically capable officers at the scene and at relatively close range,
01:13some may question why she was not tackled or otherwise subdued.
01:18Others may also question whether officers could have targeted her legs rather than firing at her upper body.
01:26Ultimately, however, the NYPD will determine whether the officers' use of deadly force was justified based on the circumstances they
01:34faced at the time.
