NYPD shoots knife-wielding woman accused of stabbing 2 people in Times Square

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 31: New York Police Department (NYPD) officers investigate the scene after police reportedly shot and wounded a knife-wielding woman accused of stabbing two people near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan, New York, United States, on August 31, 2026. According to law enforcement sources, the woman allegedly stabbed a man and a woman at West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue, in the area known as the Crossroads of the World, just before 4:30 p.m. before NYPD officers shot and wounded her. The suspect and both stabbing victims were hospitalized in critical condition. Several knives were recovered at the scene. The NYPD investigation remains ongoing and active at this time. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)