Who Is Sayed Mohassib? Suspect in Jogger’s Stabbing Had NYPD Career
Summary
Sayed Mohassib, 27, was arrested and charged in the October 30 fatal stabbing of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez, 28. City records show he briefly worked for the NYPD before resigning in December 2022; he later served in the Marine Corps and worked as a school aide at P.S. 200, where the Department of Education suspended him after his arrest.Key Facts
- Police arrested Mohassib on November 7 and charged him with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence.
- Suarez was stabbed while jogging along the Shore Parkway Greenway in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, on October 30; she later died at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.
- A March 2023 City Record entry lists Sayed S. Mohassib as an NYPD officer who resigned effective December 17, 2022, with an annual salary of $42,500.
- The article says Mohassib resigned from the NYPD after about two months to pursue military service and later served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
- The article reports that Mohassib sought to return to the NYPD but his application was rejected after a psychological evaluation.
- Before his arrest, Mohassib worked as a school aide at P.S. 200 in Brooklyn and remained employed there after the stabbing.
- The Department of Education said it suspended Mohassib after his arrest and would move to terminate his employment pending the outcome of the case.
- Three local elected officials called for a review of how Mohassib was hired by the Department of Education and remained employed at the school.
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