New York City police arrested a Department of Education teacher's aide on a murder charge in the stabbing of 28-year-old Katie Suarez, who was attacked while jogging in Brooklyn on Oct. 30, CBS New York and ABC outlets reported^1,2,3.

Sayed Mohassib, 27, of Bath Beach, was taken into custody Saturday and charged with second-degree murder, CBS New York said, along with tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of a weapon¹. ABC News said Suarez died three days after the attack³.

CBS New York said she was stabbed on the Shore Parkway greenway and that her father found her injured; she was taken to a hospital with a neck wound and later died¹. ABC7 New York said she was stabbed twice in the neck and that her father found her after she failed to arrive for a planned meeting².

ABC News quoted NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny as saying Suarez called her father around 8 p.m. to say she was about a half mile from home, and that her parents went looking when she did not return³.

ABC7 New York said investigators lacked surveillance of the attack itself and later used video from the Caesar's Bay Shopping Center, where Suarez worked at a bank, and recovered a knife from a Staten Island landfill². CBS New York said police had not publicly detailed how they tied Mohassib to the crime¹.

ABC7 New York said Mohassib told detectives he did not remember the killing but recalled being covered in blood, and that police believe the stabbing may have been random². CBS New York, citing police sources, said he claimed he blacked out and did not remember hurting anyone¹.

CBS New York and ABC News said he worked as a teacher's aide at a Brooklyn public elementary school near the scene; CBS identified the school as Public School 200^1,3. The Education Department said student safety is its top priority, that it suspended him, and that it would move to end his employment, with CBS quoting language tied to a conviction and ABC7 quoting language tied to the arrest^1,2.

Elected officials including City Council member Kayla Santosuosso raised questions about how he was hired, CBS New York reported¹. ABC7 New York said police described a brief 2022 NYPD stint, later Marine service, and a 2024 family 911 call alleging threats². ABC News, citing a source, said he was removed from the NYPD for psychological reasons and later discharged from the Marines for mental-health issues³.

CBS New York said police sources reported both attended Brooklyn College at the same time, with no evidence they knew each other¹. Motive was not given, ABC News said³.