{"id":2652635,"date":"2026-08-31T21:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-fatally-shoot-suspect-in-deadly-stabbing-near-times-square\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T21:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:13:03","slug":"police-fatally-shoot-suspect-in-deadly-stabbing-near-times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-fatally-shoot-suspect-in-deadly-stabbing-near-times-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Police fatally shoot suspect in deadly stabbing near Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-fatally-shoot-suspect-in-deadly-stabbing-near-times-square%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2652635&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two individuals were stabbed near Times Square on a Monday afternoon, resulting in one fatality. The female suspect was shot and killed by police after she brandished a knife and attacked at least two people. The victim who died succumbed at a hospital, while another was critically wounded. Authorities noted that the woman appeared emotionally disturbed and clarified the incident was not terrorism-related. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-wearing-suicide-belt-carries-out-deadly-attack-on-uk-synagogue\/\" title=\"Terrorist Wearing &#039;Suicide Belt&#039; Carries Out Deadly Attack on UK Synagogue\">police responded promptly<\/a>, shooting the suspect after she approached officers aggressively. The incident took place at West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue, with eyewitnesses capturing the chaos on video. Additional recommended stories include related police shootings, political news, and a shooting at a South Carolina park.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people were stabbed, one fatally, near Times Square on Monday afternoon, with responding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/\">authorities<\/a> shooting and killing the female suspect, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the victims died from their wounds at the hospital, police said, while the other suffered life-threatening injuries. Authorities said the woman appeared emotionally disturbed and were not investigating the incident as terrorism-related.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4707168\/police-shooting-knife-woman-times-square\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Police fatally shoot suspect in deadly stabbing near Times Square<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4706320\/kalshi-bans-george-santos-for-life\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union price manipulations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4705458\/police-officer-killed-shooting-south-carolina\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Police officer killed in shooting at South Carolina park<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\"> New York City<\/a> Police Department told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the shooting occurred at West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue just before 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman was armed with at least one knife and stabbed at least two people before police shot her, several New York City officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tom_winter\/status\/2094535680516919587?s=46\">told<\/a> NBC News, adding that the stabbings do not appear to be a terrorist act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4704359\/lewis-george-vows-to-cut-trump-safe-and-beautiful-task-force-day-1\/\">JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE VOWS TO CUT BACK ON TRUMP\u2019S \u2018SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL TASK FORCE\u2019 ON DAY 1 AS DC MAYOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video footage showed bystanders gawking on the crowded street as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AZ_Intel_\/status\/2094533603245891669\/video\/1?s=46\">police rushed<\/a> the scene, tased, and then shot the woman after she approached officers while brandishing the weapon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After stabbing the individuals, officers found her behind the NYPD substation, pointing a knife at them, the <em>New York Post<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/31\/us-news\/nypd-shoots-knife-wielding-woman-accused-of-stabbing-two-people-in-times-square\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost\">said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two stabbed near Times Square; 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