• A woman stabbed two people in Times Square, resulting in one fatality.
• The suspect was shot by police after threatening officers with knives.
• Police do not consider the attack to be terror-related; the suspect had a mental health history.
• The incident caused significant disruption in a heavily policed area.
• Local authorities urged the public to avoid the area as investigations continue.

A woman randomly stabbed two individuals in New York City's Times Square on Monday, resulting in one death. The suspect, described as emotionally disturbed, was armed with two kitchen knives when police confronted her outside a heavily trafficked area adjacent to an NYPD substation. Eyewitness accounts report that the woman shouted, “I’m not dropping anything, I would rather kill both of you,” before officers intervened, according to SCMP and India Times.

The incident occurred just before 4:30 PM when the suspect attacked a 68-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman as they were crossing the street. The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while the woman was pronounced dead at the hospital. This act of violence occurred in a well-guarded area, known for its high influx of tourists, prompting immediate police action to secure the scene, as reported by Le Monde and India Times.

After multiple attempts to subdue the woman using a Taser failed, police officers shot her in response to her advancing towards them with the knives. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Authorities have emphasized that the stabbing does not appear to be terror-related, focusing instead on the mental health issues associated with the suspect, who had a documented history with the New York Police Department, according to SCMP, India Times, and Le Monde.

As investigations continue, New York authorities have closed off portions of Seventh Avenue and reminded the public to avoid the area while law enforcement assesses the situation. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlighted the swift actions of officers that potentially prevented further casualties during this violent outbreak in a high-profile location, according to Le Monde and India Times.