Katie Suarez’s final act gave five strangers a second chance at life, after the 28-year-old Brooklyn jogger was stabbed to death on a run she had made dozens of times before.
Quick Take
- Katie Suarez, 28, was stabbed in the neck while jogging on Brooklyn’s Shore Parkway Greenway on October 30, 2026.
- She died November 2 at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn after three days on life support.
- Her family authorized organ donation, and her heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas saved five people, police sources say.
- A former NYPD officer and school aide, Sayed Mohassib, 27, was arrested and charged with her murder.
An Evening Run That Turned Into a Nightmare
Katie Suarez headed out for a training run the night of October 30, following a waterfront route she knew well. Around 8 p.m., she was stabbed multiple times in the neck along the Shore Parkway Greenway in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Her father found her injured on the path and called for help. Emergency crews rushed her to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in critical condition.
Suarez had been training for the New York City Marathon, a goal that made the random, senseless nature of the attack even harder for her loved ones to process. Doctors fought to save her for three days. She never regained the chance to finish that race, or any of the plans she had for her life, and she died November 2, her family confirmed through statements shared with reporters.
A Final Gift That Reached Five Strangers
Before she died, Suarez’s family made the decision to donate her organs. Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that her heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas went to five different recipients. Organ donation after a death like this follows a strict medical process. Doctors must confirm brain death, keep the body on artificial support, and determine which organs remain viable for transplant.
That process is well documented by federal health authorities, who note that donation only becomes possible once doctors have confirmed there is no chance of recovery. Suarez’s family turned unimaginable grief into something that will outlast the headlines. Five people are alive today because of a decision made in the worst moment of this family’s life, and that fact deserves to stand on its own.
The Investigation Into Her Killer
Police spent more than a week working to identify a suspect. Investigators say they used video footage showing a man leaving the greenway area near the time of the attack. On November 7, detectives arrested Sayed Mohassib, 27, a former NYPD officer and ex-Marine who had been working as a city substitute school aide, and charged him with second-degree murder.
Mohassib had been suspended from his school position once he became a person of interest. Police sources say he told investigators he woke up covered in blood with no memory of the attack. He also faces a tampering charge, according to reports of the arrest. The case now moves toward prosecution in New York courts.
#BREAKING | #SayedMohassib, 27, was arrested Saturday, November 7, 2026, and charged with second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fatal stabbing of #KatieSuarez. Details 👇
The Attack:
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Suarez’s death has rattled a neighborhood where joggers treat the waterfront greenway as a safe, familiar stretch of pavement. Her family’s choice to donate her organs does not erase the horror of how she died, but it does mean her life kept giving long after the attack ended it. Five families now carry a piece of that gift forward, a quiet counterweight to an otherwise senseless crime.
Sources:
nypost.com, people.com, newsweek.com
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