Katie Suarez Killing Suspect Arrested
Police arrested a former NYPD officer in the fatal stabbing of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez.
November 7, 2026 · Updated Nov 7, 8:08pm ET
CBS NewsArrest made in killing of Katie Suarez, jogger fatally stabbed in Brooklyn
New York PostSlain NYC jogger Katie Suarez saved 5 lives as organ donor after brutal stabbing: sources
ABC NewsSuspect arrested in connection with NYC jogger's murder: Police
FOX NewsEx-police officer accused of stabbing NYC jogger to death appears emotionless in new photos
NBC NewsSchool aide who briefly served as NYPD officer arrested in fatal stabbing of Brooklyn jogger
Daily MailEx-NYPD officer arrested for murdering women jogging on New York path
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What happened
- Police arrested Sayed Mohassib, 27, a school aide and former NYPD officer, on Saturday and charged him with second-degree murder in Katie Suarez’s killing.
- Suarez, 28, was stabbed in the neck while jogging along Brooklyn’s Shore Parkway waterfront path on Oct. 30 and died days later.
- Detectives used surveillance footage to identify Mohassib as a suspect, police said.
- Suarez saved five lives through donations of her heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas, according to law enforcement sources.
- Investigators have not disclosed a motive, and police were searching a sanitation facility for evidence that may have been discarded.
How the left told it
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How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets emphasized the suspect’s police and military background and the violence of the killing. Fox News and the New York Post highlighted his apparently emotionless appearance; the Post called him a “maniac” and featured criticism of school hiring safeguards. The Post also reported that Suarez’s organ donations saved five lives.
