A GoFundMe raises more than $600,000 for newborn daughter of BofA employee Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing

Erin Piacenti had vanished her first time backmost from maternity time off astatine Bank of America connected Monday afternoon, erstwhile she was fatally stabbed successful Times Square. A fewer days aft her death, a GoFundMe page to support her five-month-old, Madison, has raised much than $600,000.

Piacenti, who was 32 erstwhile she died, was a vice president astatine the firm's Business Selection and Conflicts group, the squad responsible for analyzing caller imaginable business mandates successful the finance bank. She'd been astatine the slope for astir 18 months earlier Monday afternoon, erstwhile Pamela Cisneros, 49, fatally stabbed her successful the abdomen successful what New York City constabulary described arsenic an unprovoked attack. Cisneros besides injured different unfortunate earlier officers changeable and killed her astatine the scene.

"We are shocked and profoundly saddened by the tragic nonaccomplishment of our colleague," a Bank of America spokesperson said successful a statement. "She was a weighted teammate who will beryllium greatly missed. Our hearts spell retired to her family and each of her loved ones."

Piacenti's profession gives a glimpse into her life, the GoFundMe page says, adding that she was "a thoughtful girl and sister, a loyal friend, a devoted partner and companion successful each facet of Frank's life, and, astir recently, an incredibly loving mother to Madison." In photos connected the fundraising page, Piacenti wraps Madison successful a towel connected a rocky formation and, grinning, holds her successful a achromatic dress astatine what appears to beryllium her baptism.

She'd precocious celebrated her 2nd wedding day pinch Frank Piacenti, whom she met astatine Fordham Law School. They worked together for astatine slightest 2 years connected the Fordham Law Review, according to past editions. A typical for the assemblage said the schoolhouse is "heartbroken to study of the tragic and senseless nonaccomplishment of our alumna."

A family spokesperson said successful a connection that they are "devastated by the nonaccomplishment of Erin and petition privateness astatine this time," and asked that group donate to the GoFundMe successful lieu of different gifts.

Before joining Bank of America, Piacenti worked astatine the rule patient Davis Polk for much than 3 years, focusing connected mergers and acquisitions for portion of that time, according to an email sent retired to the rule firm's labor aft she was identified. A Davis Polk spokesperson said successful a connection that she will beryllium "greatly missed."

When she was an undergraduate astatine the University of Pennsylvania, Piacenti was a personnel of the Alpha Phi sorority and sang successful an a capella group, belting popular songs successful YouTube videos.

Piacenti's decease comes conscionable complete a twelvemonth aft a gunman killed Wesley LePatner, an executive successful Blackstone's existent property business, astatine her office. Though different successful circumstance, some events shook Wall Street's consciousness of information and sparked an outpouring of support.

As of Thursday afternoon, donations continued to move into the GoFundMe from much than 6,000 contributors.