BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) — A Brooklyn man has been charged with the murder of Katie Suarez, 28, whose fatal stabbing along the Shore Parkway Greenway shook residents and led to an extensive police investigation.
Sayed Mohassib was escorted from the 62nd Precinct on Saturday after his arrest in connection with the Oct. 30 murder in Bath Beach.
Suarez was stabbed twice in the neck while running along the Shore Parkway greenway. Her father found her bleeding in the grass after she failed to arrive at a scheduled meeting.
For days, investigators appealed to the public for help as they searched for leads in the case, with no surveillance footage of the attack or eyewitnesses.
Police said detectives later obtained video from Caesar’s Bay mall, where Suarez worked at a bank. Investigators said they identified Mohassib in the footage and discovered additional evidence that they believe linked him to the crime scene.
Authorities also recovered a knife from a Staten Island dump. Police said Mohassib told detectives he didn’t remember the killing, but did remember being covered in blood.
A review of Mohassib’s employment history revealed that he was employed by the New York City Department of Education as a teacher’s aide at PS 200 in Bensonhurst and continued to work there in the days following the murder.
State Senator Stephen Chan expressed concern upon learning of the arrest.
“This is an atrocity in itself. I can’t believe that our children and our other teachers and staff were actually in danger all this time,” Chen said.
In a statement, the Ministry of Education said:
“The safety of our students is our top priority. We have suspended this individual and will terminate his employment pending the outcome of the arrest.”
Police say Mohassib briefly served in the NYPD in 2022 before leaving for the Marines. Investigators said he later sought to return to the police department but was instead referred for a psychological evaluation.
Police also said that in 2024, Mohassib’s mother and sister contacted 911 and reported that he had threatened to “cut them into pieces.”
Neighbors interviewed near Mohassib’s residence described him as respectful, while others said they did not know him.
At a vigil for Suarez on Saturday, mourners expressed relief that an arrest had been made.
“I’m really happy they found him. And it’s a total shame for the family,” said one mourner.
Police said investigators believe the stabbing may have been a random attack. The only known possible connection between Suarez and Mohassib is that both attended Brooklyn College.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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