Former NYPD officer charged with murder in fatal stabbing of Brooklyn jogger
Prosecutors say Katie Suarez's blood was found on the walls of the suspect's apartment, and a judge ordered him held without bail.
Police arrested Sayed Mohassib, 27, on Saturday, Nov. 7, in the killing of Katie Suarez. She was a jogger stabbed in the neck on Oct. 30 along the Shore Parkway Greenway in Brooklyn, and she died three days later. Mohassib faces charges of second-degree murder, evidence tampering and weapon possession.
Police sources say surveillance video showed him leaving the park around the time of the attack. They also say he told investigators he had no memory of it and woke up covered in blood. Mohassib is a former NYPD officer who served briefly in 2022.
Police sources say the Marines later discharged him as psychologically unfit. He worked as a school aide at PS 200 in Bensonhurst. At his arraignment, prosecutors said Suarez's blood was on the walls of his apartment and that he said he had tried to clean it.
A judge ordered him held, and his lawyer, Edward Mandery, asked for protective custody. No motive has been given. His next court date is Nov. 10.
Newsweek reports that the Department of Education suspended him and that three elected officials from southern Brooklyn want an investigation into his hiring and continued employment.
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Liberal2 outlets
The suspect's past with police and the Marines
The Independent leads with the suspect's record: its first paragraph says he was removed from the NYPD after being deemed psychologically unfit. It relies on police sources cited by the New York Post, including his alleged claim that he had no memory of the attack. It cites NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny on Suarez's last phone call with her father.
It adds that police believe the attack was random, citing ABC7, and that the investigation is ongoing. ABC News opens with the arrest itself, in a headline saying a suspect was arrested "in connection with" the killing, and says detectives allegedly developed evidence placing him at the scene. A source tells ABC he briefly served with the NYPD until psychological concerns got him removed.
ABC notes that no attorney information was available and that investigators had not immediately revealed a motive.
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A profile of the suspect and court details
Newsweek builds a profile under the headline "Who Is Sayed Mohassib?" It cites city employment records showing he resigned from the NYPD effective Dec. 17, 2022, and notes that a Facebook profile in his name has not been independently authenticated. It reports, citing law enforcement sources, that he was taken to Coney Island Hospital for a mental-health evaluation in September 2024.
It quotes a Department of Education spokesperson saying the department suspended him and will move to terminate his employment pending the outcome of the conviction. It also quotes a joint statement from Council Member Kayla Santosuosso, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member-elect Chris McCreight calling for a full investigation into his hiring and continued employment. On the arraignment, Newsweek reports the blood on his apartment walls, citing the New York Post, as well as his lawyer's request for protective custody, the no- order and the Nov. 10 court date.
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The arraignment evidence and the suspect's troubled past
The New York Post calls him a "maniac ex-cop" in its first report, built on police sources. Its arraignment story leads with the blood "splattered all over his apartment walls" and quotes Assistant Jordan Rossman: "The defendant stated that he had tried to clean the blood." It also quotes his lawyer, Edward Mandery, telling the paper, "I just want to make sure my client doesn't get hurt."
Another Post piece shows resurfaced photos of Mohassib in an NYPD uniform and a Brooklyn College basketball uniform, with a neighbor calling him a "good boy." The Post also quotes Suarez's mother, Yasira Suarez: "She didn't deserve this." Fox News follows with a report on new photos of Mohassib being escorted by police, in which he shows little emotion, and cites the Post for his claimed blackout and the discarded knife.
- New York Post: Ex-cop Sayed Mohassib had NYC jogger Katie Suarez’s blood splattered over his apartment walls after alleged murder: prosecutors
- Fox News: Ex-police officer accused of stabbing NYC jogger to death appears emotionless in new photos
- New York Post: Troubled ex-NYPD cop, former Marine accused in NYC jogger Katie Suarez’s fatal stabbing appears emotionless in resurfaced photos
- New York Post: Ex-NYPD, ex-Marine maniac arrested in stabbing murder of NYC jogger Katie Suarez
- Liberal outlets did not mentionProsecutors' statement at the arraignment that Suarez's blood was on the walls of his apartment Reported by Newsweek, New York Post
- Conservative outlets did not mentionThe Department of Education's suspension of Mohassib and three local officials' call for an investigation into his hiring Reported by Newsweek
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- ABC News: Suspect arrested in connection with NYC jogger's murder: Police
- The Independent: Ex-NYPD cop arrested for fatal slashing of Brooklyn jogger
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Conservative (13)
- Fox News: Ex-police officer accused of stabbing NYC jogger to death appears emotionless in new photos
- New York Post: How a lunatic ex-cop accused of killing an NYC jogger could get to work at a public school despite a ‘robust’ background check
- New York Post: Ex-cop accused of killing jogger went to work with kids at NYC school after slaying — and previously killed family pet: sources
- New York Post: Mamdani vows ‘full review’ into how accused jogger-killer deemed too unstable for Marines, NYPD landed job at NYC public school
- New York Post: Mom of ex-NYPD cop accused of jogger murder complains she ‘lost’ her son— and sends message to victim’s family
- New York Post: Deranged twist in case of ex-NYPD cop who allegedly killed jogger Katie Suarez
- New York Post: Ex-cop Sayed Mohassib had NYC jogger Katie Suarez’s blood splattered over his apartment walls after alleged murder: prosecutors
- New York Post: Troubled ex-NYPD cop, former Marine accused in NYC jogger Katie Suarez’s fatal stabbing appears emotionless in resurfaced photos
- New York Post: Ex-NYPD, ex-Marine maniac arrested in stabbing murder of NYC jogger Katie Suarez
- RedState: Ex-NYPD School Aide Arrested in Katie Suarez Murder
- The Daily Wire: What Kids Saw Before School Aide’s Arrest In Jogger’s Murder
- The Post Millennial: Brooklyn teacher’s aide Sayed Mohassib stabbed runner to death as she trained for NYC Marathon, threatened to ‘chop up’ family in 2024
- Townhall: Former Cop and School Employee Arrested for Alleged Murder of NYC Jogger
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