Woman randomly stabs 2 people in New York City’s Times Square, killing 1, then is killed by police

Notably, a woman randomly stabbed two individuals in New York City's Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to office-holders.

What happened

Notably, the shooting happened just before 4: 30 p.m. 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.

For context, 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 remarked at a news conference.

Seconds afterwards, the woman stabbed a 32-year-old woman additionally in the abdomen, Tisch noted. Both victims were taken to the hospital. The woman died and the man is in stable condition, according to police.

The bottom line

For now, woman randomly stabs 2 people in New York Citys Times Square, killing remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.