'It's scary.' parents concerned after school aide charged in fatal stabbing of female jogger

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Nov 10, 2026
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That's right. Well, the arrest of that 27 year old man accused
of stabbing a woman while she was out for a jog has sent
shockwaves throughout this Bath Beach community here in Brooklyn.
That's as the crime has unfolded just minutes from this public
school where the alleged killer were told worked as a student aide.
at a PS 200 feels different for families after
the arrest of 27-year-old Syed Mohassib on Saturday.
It was very nerve-wracking to hear about it.
Obviously, I do worry as a parent.
Crystal Santiago says her 7-year-old son recognized the alleged killer,
who police say was working as an employee
of the DOE during the time of his arrest.
The fact that my son actually knows who that person is, it's scary.
Police say Mohassib was the man responsible
for the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old Katie Suarez
the night of October 30th while she jogged
on the bike path near Shore Parkway and Bay 17th Street.
According to court documents,
the suspect told investigators he went to the bike path
carrying a knife because he believed people
were going to come and kill his family.
Mohassib's arrest has now unlocked his troubling past.
Police sources tell News 12 Mohassib resigned
from the NYPD in 2022 to join the military.
The next year, he requested to be reinstated,
but due to his psych evaluation, his request was denied.
Parents are now questioning how the troubled man made it inside
a school and close to their children.
We would hope that they would do better to have
a better system of making sure that someone would be stable
and not get involved with kids.
That's right. Now, as parents search for answers
as to how Mohassib got a job at this school,
the mayor today in a press conference shared
that he will be reviewing the hiring process.
Now, in the meantime, DOE does tell us
in a statement that Mohassib has been suspended,
but his termination is all pending the outcome of that criminal case.
Now, he is expected back in court on November 10th.
In Bath Beach, Jonathan Calixto, News 12.
