Over $750K raised for baby of Bank of America VP killed in Times Square

A GoFundMe campaign created to support the infant daughter of a Bank of America employee killed in last week's fatal Times Square stabbing has raised more than $750,000.

Erin Piacenti, 32, was fatally stabbed on Aug. 31 after returning to work from maternity leave, according to New York City police. Piacenti, a vice president at Bank of America, had welcomed her first child, Madison, with her husband, Frank, five months earlier.

The fundraiser, created to support Madison's future, says it gives friends, coworkers and others touched by Piacenti's story "a way to honor Erin by helping care for the daughter she loved more than anything." As of Sept. 4, the campaign had raised over $775,000 through more than 800 donations.

"Funds raised will be dedicated to supporting Madison as she grows up surrounded by the family, friends, stories, and memories that will allow her to know just how remarkable her mother was," Shray Gupta, the fundraiser's organizer who identified himself as Frank Piacenti's brother-in-law, wrote on the GoFundMe page.

All funds raised will go directly to Frank Piacenti to support Madison, Gupta, who consulted with the family, said.

According to the campaign, becoming a mother had been Piacenti's lifelong dream…

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