{"id":657,"date":"2026-09-02T11:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolitantimeshock.pics\/?p=657"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:34:46","slug":"times-square-stabbing-suspects-mother-and-brother-break-their-silence-what-they-said-about-the-police-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metropolitantimeshock.pics\/?p=657","title":{"rendered":"Times Square Stabbing Suspect’s Mother and Brother Break Their Silence \u2014 What They Said About the Police Response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A deadly New York Times Square stabbing ended with police fatally shooting the suspect after officers’ attempts to stop her with Tasers failed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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New details about the confrontation help explain why the Tasers may not have incapacitated 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros. Her family, meanwhile, is questioning\u00a0how the police response unfolded<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police secured the Times Square scene after the stabbing attack that left one victim dead and another injured. The confrontation ended with officers shooting Pamela Cisneros after attempts to stop her with Tasers failed. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the New York Post, Pamela attacked two people near West 41st Street and Seventh Avenue on Monday, August 31, 2026, killing one. Video of the confrontation showed her\u00a0holding two knives<\/strong>\u00a0as officers ordered her to drop them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Retired NYPD detective and Taser expert Artur Sadowski told the Post that several factors may have prevented the devices from working as intended.\u00a0Tasers<\/strong>\u00a0require both probes to make effective contact to complete an electrical circuit and temporarily disrupt muscle control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police later displayed an image of knives recovered at the scene as investigators detailed the deadly encounter. The weapons became a key part of the investigation into the attack and the officers’ response. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Artur said\u00a0Pamela’s movements, body fat, and purse<\/strong>\u00a0may have\u00a0interfered<\/i>\u00a0with that process. One probe struck the purse wrapped around her body, while another appeared to hit her stomach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“She may have felt pain or muscle cramping in her abdomen but not enough to stop her from advancing,” Artur\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As details of the police response emerged, Pamela’s mother, Maria, and half-brother, Patrick Peralta, spoke to\u00a0Fox 5 New York<\/a>\u00a0about the encounter and her behavior before the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NYPD crime scene investigators worked behind police tape after the violence near Seventh Avenue in Times Square. The police response later drew questions from Cisernos’ family, including her mother’s pointed question about why officers did not grab her by the arm. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“There were so many police.\u00a0Why didn’t they grab her by the arm?<\/strong>” the suspect’s mother, known to loved ones as\u00a0“Tia Maria,”<\/a>\u00a0asked. Patrick then described what the family knew about her before the\u00a0attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Yeah, she had mental problems. There were no signs this would have happened,” he said. “This was all of a sudden because\u00a0she’s never been violent<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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