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Arrest made in killing of Katie Suarez, jogger fatally stabbed in Brooklyn
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Katie Suarez, 28, was fatally stabbed while jogging along the Shore Parkway greenway in Brooklyn on October 30; her father found her injured and she later died from a neck wound.
- The NYPD arrested 27-year-old Sayed Mohassib, a New York City Department of Education employee, charging him with second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and criminal possession of a weapon.
- Mohassib previously worked at Public School 200 and had been in NYPD field training and the Marine Corps, with reports indicating a psychiatric discharge from the military.
- City officials have called for a full investigation into how Mohassib, described as mentally disturbed but without a criminal record, was employed by the DOE at the time of the attack.
- The Department of Education has suspended Mohassib and plans to terminate his employment pending the outcome of the case, while the NYPD continues its investigation.
