Man Charged in Brooklyn Jogger’s Death
AI-generated illustrations based on reference photographs. Left, Sayed Mohassib in his former NYPD uniform. Right, two officers escort him after his arrest.
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Sayed Mohassib, 27, was arraigned Saturday in the killing of Katie Suarez, a 28-year-old runner who was fatally stabbed on Brooklyn’s Shore Parkway Greenway on October 30.
Mohassib faces charges of second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was ordered held without bail, ABC7 New York reported.
According to the criminal complaint as described by ABC7, surveillance video showed Mohassib walking toward the path before the stabbing and running from the area afterward.
Prosecutors allege that additional footage shows him returning to his building and later putting items into a garbage chute. The complaint also alleges that he told investigators he had gone to the path carrying a knife.
News 12 reported that Suarez was taken to a hospital, where she died. The city medical examiner determined that a stab wound to the neck caused her death.
News 12 reported that Mohassib was employed as a New York City public school aide when he was arrested. CBS New York, citing police sources, reported that he spent about a month with the NYPD in 2022.
ABC7 New York coverage of the criminal complaint
