A New York City Department of Education employee is facing a murder charge in the stabbing death of a 28-year-old woman last week in Brooklyn, authorities announced Saturday.
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Katie Suarez was
along the Shore Parkway greenway in Brooklyn on the evening of Oct. 30.Her father found Suarez injured along the path.
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She was rushed to the hospital with a
but ultimately died from her injuries.
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On Saturday, the NYPD said it had arrested 27-year-old Sayed Mohassib, of Bath Beach, Brooklyn.
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Mohassib is charged with second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal possession of a weapon.
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Mohassib, wearing flip flops and a red jacket, did not answer any questions when police walked him out of the 62nd Precinct Saturday afternoon.
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The circumstances leading to Suarez's killing were not immediately clear.
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It also wasn't immediately clear what led police to Mohassib.
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NYPD sources say he made statements claiming he "blacked out" and doesn't remember hurting anyone.
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Mohassib was taken in for questioning Friday, police sources said, but they have not yet shared details on how they tied him to the crime.
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Police sources say Mohassib and Suarez both attended Brooklyn College at the same time, but right now there's no evidence that they knew each other.
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Police sources say the suspect worked at Public School 200 in Brooklyn, and that he was also a member of the NYPD in field training in the Bronx from October to November 2022.
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Elected officials said he was employed as a teacher's aide and police sources say he was on the job at PS 200 near the precinct this past week.
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We have suspended this individual and will move to terminate employment pending the outcome of the conviction.
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We are supporting the NYPD in their investigation however is needed," the Department of Education said in a statement.
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Mohassib's employment with the DOE has raised questions by elected officials.
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City Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember-elect Chris McCreight said in a joint statement Mohassib "was evidently a mentally disturbed man with no criminal record" who had been "an ex-NYPD officer and ex-Marine who was discharged from the military on psychiatric grounds.
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"Troublingly though, at the time of the attack, he was a DOE employee, serving as a teacher's aide in a public school," they said.
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"This last revelation raises serious questions about how he came to be employed in a local public school and warrants a full investigation into the circumstances of his hiring and continued employment."
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Suarez's killing prompted shock and outrage throughout New York City, along with an intense search by the NYPD for her killer.
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Pedestrians on the greenway reacted to word of the arrest Saturday.
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"Definitely a relief," said Anatoly Bogdanov.
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"Everybody was concerned that he is out there and he is dangerous.
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"I was very surprised, because I feel it's a very safe area," said Yana Tomacheva.
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"I think it's a little bit of relief.
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I guess relief and hopefully, potentially, some closure for her family."
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"We want to make sure that he's held accountable," the Rev. Erick Salgado said.
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"We hope that justice is done.
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I know that nothing is going to give them back their daughter, but he will be praying that at least this will come to a closure.
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"My younger one is still at PS 200 and this is really disturbing," Bogdanov said.
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Earlier this week, Katie's anguished mother Yasira Suarez had
, saying "you took an angel."
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