Friends of a new mom Erin Piacenti, who was killed a mentally ill woman amid a pair of unprovoked stabbings in Times Square, are seeking ways to support the victim's infant daughter as her family grieves her senseless death.

The slain mom and her husband, Frank Piacenti, had recently returned from a family road trip, according to the fundraiser. After weeks spent visiting Newport and Bar Harbor in Maine, and Newport, RI, the new mom and her husband were ready to settle into life with their new daughter when tragedy struck.

A GoFundMe seeking $250,000 to support Piacenti's baby girl was launched on Wednesday, just two days after the 32-year-old mom was killed on her first day back to work following a five-month maternity leave, according to the fundraiser.

 Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and (her daughter) gave her the greatest possible joy,  Shray Gupta said in a statement posted on GoFundMe.  Funds raised will be dedicated to supporting (her daughter) as she grows up surrounded by the family, friends, stories, and memories that will allow her to know just how remarkable her mother was. 

Erin was at W. 42nd St. and Seventh Ave. in Midtown when Pamela Cisneros, 49, stabbed her in the abdomen just seconds after she wounded a 69-year-old man standing with his wife about a block away, cops said.

Police, who confronted the alleged stabber moments after she attacked the new mom, opened fire on Cisneros following a roughly four-minute standoff when she approached officers while swinging knives she held in both hands, according to NYPD officials.

Both the stabbing victims and the suspect were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where Piacenti and her killer died, according to sources.

 Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived,  Gupta said.  Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, exceptionally bright and accomplished, and was someone who brought warmth and energy to the people around her. 

 Erin and Frank celebrated their second wedding anniversary this summer. (They) were preparing to build a life together with th

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