# Police cordon off Times Square after officers shoot woman brandishing two knives

https://mins.news/en/video/39467

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-31 23:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLMz9R4cg48

> A woman carrying two large knives was shot by officers Monday in New York’s Times Square, as captured in bystander video. Her condition was not immediately disclosed. The incident occurred beside an NYPD substation outside One Times Square, which hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop; police planned a briefing.

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