New details in deadly stabbing of Brooklyn runner

Fox - 5 NY
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Nov 8, 2026
Again, with that new information laid out
in the criminal complaint filed against the man,
authorities now say killed runner Katie Suarez.
Fox 5's Kelly Kennedy is just back
from Brooklyn with all the latest details.
Joins us here in the studio right now. Good evening, Kelly.
Yeah, good evening, Arthur. And what's really shocking
to so many parents is that the man accused of this horrific crime
was actually working right alongside their children.
I spoke with one mom today who actually knew both the suspect
and the victim. And I also went to Katie Suarez's family home where
her younger brother shared something incredibly moving about how
his sister is still helping others even after her death.
Now, take a look. This is 27-year-old Saeed Mohassib.
He went before a judge Saturday night
and pled not guilty to murder charges.
He's accused of stabbing 28-year-old Katie Suarez
to death while she was out jogging along
the water in Brooklyn on October 30th.
He's being held without bail.
Now, according to the criminal complaint,
Mohassib was caught on surveillance video
walking to the running path right before the attack
and also running away right after.
He was also caught on camera going back to his apartment
and then coming out 15 minutes later
wearing only his underwear,
and he was seen throwing something down the garbage chute.
Court docs also say the 27-year-old told cops he went
to the bike path with a knife
because he believed people were coming to kill his family.
He said he went to the Verrazano Bridge,
sat down on a bench, and became covered in blood.
He also told detectives he didn't stab anyone.
The complaint also says he admitted to police he ran home,
threw away his bloody clothes and the knife,
and tried to clean up some of the blood.
Detectives say they also found bloodstains at his apartment.
And we're also learning more about his brief past with the NYPD.
As you can see here in this photo posted to Facebook,
police sources say Mohassib served
as an officer for just over a month in 2022
before going on to military leave and resigning.
But when he tried to rejoin the force in January 2023,
supervisors reported concerning behavior.
We're told he was taken to Bellevue Hospital that same day
and his request for reinstatement was denied.
Now, despite that history,
he was working for the Department of Education.
Sources say he was employed as a school aide at PS200 in Brooklyn,
leaving parents like Sarah Mansoum stunned,
hitting especially close to home
for her because she knew Mohassib from the neighborhood
and even shared an elevator with him when he visited his mother,
who lives in her building.
Did you ever think anything was off about him
or ever get a weird feeling?
Honestly, sometimes, you know, I mean,
when you see someone that is very quiet,
like you just feel like, you know, nervous.
I don't want my son to come here anymore.
Like, I don't feel comfortable anymore, you know?
But there's also another heartbreaking connection.
Mansoum also knew Katie Suarez, who worked at her local TD Bank.
I was shocked, especially when I saw the girl,
because I know her. I know her from TD Bank. She's a lovely girl.
I just can't imagine that she's gone.
She's always smiling.
She's a happy girl.
And Suarez's younger brother telling me today
that his sister was an incredible person
and that her organs were donated to help others,
saving the lives of four people.
As for Mohassib, he's due back in court on Tuesday.
