Jogger murder suspect allegedly told police he went to bike path with knife

Jogger murder suspect allegedly told police he went to bike path with knife New details are emerging after a suspect was charged in the fatal stabbing of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez. Sayed Mohassib is being held without bail. Chantee Lans has more. Monday, November 9, 2026 2:43AM Share BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Newly filed court records reveal that the man charged in the killing of 28-year-old Katie Suarez , allegedly told investigators he went to the Shore Parkway Greenway carrying a knife before the fatal jogger attack. Sayed Mohassib, 27, was arraigned Saturday night and ordered held without bail on charges of second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video captured Mohassib walking toward the running path before the stabbing and running from the area afterward. Investigators said additional footage showed him returning to his apartment and emerging about 15 minutes later wearing only underwear before throwing items into a garbage chute. The complaint alleges Mohassib told investigators he went to the bike path with a knife because he believed people were coming to kill his family. He said he later returned to the path, sat on a bench and "became covered in blood." According to prosecutors, Mohassib denied stabbing anyone but acknowledged running home, disposing of bloody clothing and getting rid of the knife. Investigators also recovered a bloodstain from a wall inside Mohassib's apartment. According to the complaint, he told detectives he had attempted to clean it. LiveOnNY, which oversees and coordinates organ donation in the greater New York area, confirms she saved the lives of four people with five of her organs to those waiting on the national transplant waitlist. Suarez was stabbed twice in the neck while jogging along the Shore Parkway Greenway on Oct. 30. The case drew citywide attention after her father found her critically injured when she failed to arrive at a planned family gathering. She later died from her injuries. Suarez was an organ donor Police said detectives eventually linked Mohassib to the crime through surveillance video and other evidence. Authorities later recovered a knife from a Staten Island landfill after Mohassib allegedly told investigators where it had been discarded. Mohassib was working as a teacher's aide for the New York City Department of Education at the time of his arrest. The department has suspended him and said it will move to terminate his employment pending the outcome of the case. Police have said the motive remains unclear. Investigators believe the attack may have been random, and the only known connection between Mohassib and Suarez is that both attended Brooklyn College. In an interview with Eyewitness News, Fatma Mohassib, the suspect's mother, described her son as a former Boy Scout and Brooklyn College basketball player who has struggled with mental illness for several years and has been hospitalized multiple times for psychiatric treatment. She said his longest hospitalization lasted about two months. Mohassib's mother disputed reports that he had a history of violence and said he loved his job as a teacher's aide with the Department of Education. She also disputed a previously reported 2024 incident in which police said family members reported he threatened relatives. According to his mother, Mohassib left the Marines after struggling during training and was unable to return to the NYPD because of mental health issues. She said those struggles began after he left the military. A family friend told Eyewitness News that Mohassib was taking medication and at times had difficulty controlling himself, but said they had never known him to be violent. The friend said the family was shocked by the allegations and had been following news of the killing while wondering who was responsible. Mohassib's mother said she wanted to offer her condolences to Suarez's family, adding that "like them, she's lost a child." ---------- * More Brooklyn news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Download our connected TV app Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply. 'I'm In Deep Pain': Mother of Brooklyn jogger murder suspect speaks out 1 hour ago Jogger murder suspect allegedly told police he went to bike path with knife Ransomware attack knocks out key Queens library services 1 hour ago Report a correction or typo Copyright © 2026 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved. 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