The violence erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue, where the woman, described by authorities as emotionally disturbed, stabbed a man and a woman, police confirmed to Fox 5 New York.<\/a><\/p>\n The armed woman then fled north toward an NYPD substation, where officers confronted her as she wielded two knives, according to police.<\/p>\n TEEN SHOT IN TIMES SQUARE AS KNICKS CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATIONS TURN CHAOTIC<\/a><\/p>\n The NYPD have confirmed that there was a police-involved shooting in Times Square. (Fox 5)<\/p>\n Officers first deployed a Taser in an attempt to stop the woman, but she continued advancing toward them while armed, prompting officers to open fire and strike her, police said.<\/p>\n The two stabbing victims<\/a> and the female suspect were hospitalized following the attack. Authorities said the victims and suspect were transported to hospitals, but their conditions were not immediately clear.<\/p>\n A woman allegedly stabbed two people in Times Square on Monday before she was shot by police.\u00a0 (Fox 5)<\/p>\n Police urged the public to avoid West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue and warned of delays in the surrounding area as investigators descended on the scene.<\/p>\n Authorities said the incident does not appear to be terror-related<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was not immediately clear whether any NYPD officers were injured during the incident.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nyc-shooting-.png\")
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