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DOE employee charged with murder in stabbing of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- Sayed Mohassib was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old Katie Suarez, who was attacked while running along the Shore Parkway Greenway in Brooklyn on October 30.
- Investigators identified Mohassib through surveillance footage from Suarez’s workplace and recovered a knife from a Staten Island landfill believed to be linked to the crime.
- Mohassib, who worked as a teacher's aide at P.S. 200 in Bensonhurst and briefly served with the NYPD before joining the Marines, has been suspended by the Department of Education pending termination.
- Authorities noted Mohassib’s history includes a 911 call from his family reporting threats, and police believe the attack on Suarez may have been random, with the only known connection being that both attended Brooklyn College.
- The investigation is ongoing, and community members expressed relief following the arrest, while officials emphasized student safety and the seriousness of the case.
