This article was updated at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 to include additional statements.<\/p>\n
2016 College graduate Erin Piacenti (n\u00e9e Guiltinan) was killed in a stabbing in Times Square on Monday.<\/p>\n
Piacenti was a vice president at Bank of America, the firm confirmed on Tuesday. After graduating from Penn with a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science and a minor in history, she earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law.<\/p>\n
During her time at Penn, the 32-year-old New Jersey native was a member of Alpha Phi sorority and Dischord A Cappella, frequently performing solo renditions of artists ranging from Tina Turner to Sia and arranging music for the group.<\/p>\n
She also served as an alumni admissions interviewer for the University after graduating.<\/p>\n
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Sign Up<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe are profoundly saddened by Erin Piacenti\u2019s tragic and untimely death,\u201d Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Mark Trodden said in a statement. \u201cOur thoughts go out to her family, friends, and all those who knew and loved her at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n Piacenti is survived by her husband, Frank Piacenti, and her 5-month-old daughter, Madison.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Piacenti and Guiltinan families are devastated by the loss of Erin and request privacy at this time,\u201d a spokesperson for the family said. \u201cThey appreciate the outpouring of support they have received.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Alpha Phi\u2019s Penn chapter said the sorority is \u201cdeeply saddened to hear of Erin\u2019s passing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAny death under these circumstances is tragic, but the loss of an Alpha Phi sister hits especially close to home,\u201d the spokesperson wrote in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n Piacenti was one of two individuals stabbed in New York\u2019s busy tourist hub on the afternoon of Aug. 31. The other victim, a 68-year-old man, remains hospitalized. His identity has not been released.<\/p>\n According to Jessica Tisch, commissioner for the New York Police Department, the attacker was Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens. She was shot and killed by police officers after the stabbing.<\/p>\n The Associated Press contributed reporting.<\/p>\n Ethan Young is the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Pennsylvanian and can be reached at young@thedp.com<\/a>. At Penn, he studies history and political science. Follow him on X @EthanYoung<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article was updated at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 to include additional statements. 2016 College graduate Erin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-277770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}