Brooklyn resident Katie Suarez was out jogging on the evening of October 30, 2026. After she failed to meet her parents, her father found her injured along Shore Parkway with stab wounds on her neck. She was rushed to the hospital, where she died three days later from her injuries. Katie Suarez was only 28 years old.
Katie’s mother, Yasira Suarez, explained to CBS, “I would always join her on her runs, but that evening I stayed behind waiting for her.” When Katie didn’t show up after 10 minutes, her parents went out looking for her. “Since she didn’t arrive, my husband and I went out to look for her. I even made it to the bridge, running, searching, and yelling. It was in that moment I knew something happened to her.”
NYPD officials confirmed the arrest of 27-year-old Sayed Mohassib over the weekend, as per Fox. Police charged Mohassib with second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal possession of a deadly weapon. Prosecutors allege that surveillance footage identified him near the crime scene before and after the attack. Additional footage reportedly showed Mohassib entering his home in just his underwear before discarding his bloody clothes and a weapon down a garbage chute.
Mohassib used to be a cop
Sayed Mohassib was once in the NYPD was removed due to his behavior. This former police officer allegedly did this unspeakable act after already getting into trouble with different organizations. He served for just over a month in October 2022, then enlisted in the US Marines, where he was discharged on psychological and fitness grounds. In January 2023, the NYPD denied Mohassib’s reinstatement application because of his erratic behavior. He was later sent to a hospital for evaluation.
Mohassib was working as a teacher’s aide at Brooklyn’s PS 200 at the time of his arrest. The New York City Department of Education suspended him and confirmed that it intends to terminate his employment once the criminal case is resolved.
His mother, Fatma Mohassib, spoke to ABC at her home on Monday, stating, “I’m in deep pain, I’m in deep trouble. I hope everything will go ok.” Adding that her son was “an excellent boy.”
While Mohassib maintained his innocence, investigators allege that he admitted to going to Shore Parkway with a knife because he was “afraid people were coming to kill his family.” Mohassib pleaded not guilty in court on Sunday, where the judge ordered him held without bail.
According to Yasira Suarez, her daughter Katie was a “Very happy person. She was someone who always put others before herself.” Suarez added, “You took an angel.”
On Monday, non-profit LiveOnNY confirmed on Instagram that Katie was an organ donor. Through her donation, she posthumously saved the lives of four people between the ages of 12 and 75, donating her heart, kidneys, liver, and pancreas, as well as her corneas.
Published: Nov 9, 2026 06:00 pm