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Ex-cop accused of killing jogger went to work with kids at NYC school after slaying — and previously killed family pet: sources

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Vago, S., Fitz-Gibbon, J., & Marino, J. (2026, November 9). 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. https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/ex-cop-accused-of-killing-jogger-went-to-work-with-kids-at-nyc-school-after-slaying-and-previously-killed-family-pet-sources/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-09 · by Steven Vago, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, Joe Marino

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An ex-cop accused of murdering jogger Katie Suarez returned to work as a teacher's aide at PS 200 in Brooklyn just three days after the crime. Sources revealed that Sayed Mohassib, who had been fired from both the NYPD and the Marines due to psychotic behavior, also previously killed his family pet. Parents expressed shock and concern about the suspect’s presence in their children’s school environment.
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Sayed Mohassib, a 27-year-old former NYPD officer and current school teacher’s aide in Brooklyn, was arrested on November 4 for the murder of Katie Suarez, a 28-year-old bank teller. According to reports, Mohassib stabbed Suarez twice in the neck near Bay 17th Street along the Belt Parkway on October 30 as she ran at about 8 p.m. Despite being discharged from both the Marines and NYPD due to mental instability, Mohassib was working at PS 200 just blocks away from where the murder occurred when he allegedly returned to work three days later without incident. The city’s Department of Education has suspended him and is moving to terminate his employment pending the outcome of the case. Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed a full review into how Mohassib, who had been deemed unfit for military service due to mental health issues, was allowed to work with children in public schools.

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Ex-Cop Accused Of Jogger Killing Works At School
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This article reads unscored and hedges 9% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
The Daily Wire
Hedges 8 of 32 claims Outlet record 95/100
CBS News
Hedges 0 of 31 claims Outlet record 68/100
“While both articles discuss the arrest of Sayed Mohassib for the murder of Katie Suarez, Article B focuses on additional details about Mohassib's work at a school and his past behavior, not just the initial incident and arrest described in Article A.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 29 claims Outlet record 66/100
New York Post
Hedges 4 of 21 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles report on Sayed Mohassib's employment at PS 200 after being accused of killing Katie Suarez, ARTICLE B includes additional information about him allegedly killing a family pet previously, which is not mentioned in ARTICLE A.”
NBC News
Hedges 8 of 34 claims Outlet record 72/100
“While both articles discuss the arrest of Sayed Mohassib for the fatal stabbing, Article A focuses on the initial incident and arrest details, while Article B covers subsequent information about Mohassib's employment at a school after the crime.”
Daily Mail
Hedges 4 of 38 claims Outlet record 69/100
“Article A describes the mother's reaction to her son being arrested for stabbing a jogger, while Article B discusses the accused's return to work at a school after the incident and mentions past actions by him unrelated to the specific murder event.”
The Independent
Hedges 9 of 25 claims Outlet record 59/100
“Article A focuses on Mohassib's actions after the murder and his work at a school, while Article B reports on his arrest and charges for the fatal stabbing of Katie Suarez.”
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Steven Vago
34 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
The suspect is accused of randomly stabbing Suarez twice in the neck as she ran along a path at a popular Brooklyn promenade, with him allegedly telling cops he took a knife to the scene because he believed someone would kill his family if he didn’t.
Cops are also looking to talk with other walkers, joggers, drivers, or a food truck operator who may have security or dashcam footage that could help the investigation.
Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
“The Democratic Party should forfeit her seat because even if she wins, she will be of great consequence to them.
One ex even said that he claimed he would rape a male intruder breaking into his apartment — to show dominance.
The way trucks are tolled may be keeping them parked in the zone, Geotab data showed.
Unlikely duo Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul joined forces at a Brooklyn campaign rally on Sunday to bash President Trump and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman.
But Mochalova’s lawyer Lila Carpenter told the court that the alleged attacker had no prior arrests and is gainfully employed, arguing that “there may be an ID issue” by cops for her client.
But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
City officials speculate that the underground trespassers could be scavenging for valuables like coins, wallets, scrap metal or jewelry that were lost and ended up in the sewers.
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Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
56 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
The suspect is accused of randomly stabbing Suarez twice in the neck as she ran along a path at a popular Brooklyn promenade, with him allegedly telling cops he took a knife to the scene because he believed someone would kill his family if he didn’t.
City officials have launched “a full review’’ into how an unhinged ex-cop charged with fatally stabbing a jogger had been working in a local public school — after being deemed too mentally unfit for the Marines and NYPD, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday.
Big Apple voters turned out for Gov. Kathy Hochul on Election Day — with more New Yorkers casting ballots for the lefty governor than for Mayor Zohran Mamdani last year.
“Lexie could have just said, ‘Not my dress,’ and set it aside,” Webber-Brown said.
Suarez’s dad eventually caught up with the mom, and around 8 p.m., phoned their daughter — a graduate of Brooklyn College Kingborough Community College and a native of El Salvador, according to her LinkedIn — to talk about where they could meet up, sources said.
Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul as lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “puppet” during a GOP campaign rally at an upstate shopping center Sunday, calling out the governor over the state’s soft-on-immigration sanctuary policy.
But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
“Anyone seeking public office is expected to demonstrate sound judgment, self-control, and the ability to handle confrontation without resorting to physical aggression.
“After this year we will have spent $10 billion on illegal migrants who just claim asylum.
“For the first time… those victims will have a direct line to the attorney general,” Komatireddy said — as she unveiled her plan to establish a “Victims Advisory Council” within the AG’s Office if she unseats James on November 3.
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Joe Marino
58 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
The suspect is accused of randomly stabbing Suarez twice in the neck as she ran along a path at a popular Brooklyn promenade, with him allegedly telling cops he took a knife to the scene because he believed someone would kill his family if he didn’t.
Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
Suarez’s dad eventually caught up with the mom, and around 8 p.m., phoned their daughter — a graduate of Brooklyn College Kingborough Community College and a native of El Salvador, according to her LinkedIn — to talk about where they could meet up, sources said.
Guerrero said she immediately went to school so she wouldn’t “be involved.”
“They probably couldn’t understand what she was saying.”
The city’s medical examiner will determine his cause of death.
“From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
She did not discuss her purchase of the murder weapon but said, “If I could have prevented this, I would have.”
Local officials are expected to hold another press conference with additional details around 8:30 p.m. EST.
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Topics

Brooklyn Marines NYPD PS 200 The Post

Subjects

Brooklyn GPE · 3× Mohassib PERSON · 3× NYPD ORG · 3× Suarez PERSON · 2× The Post ORG · 2× Cotto PERSON · 1× Jasmine Cotto PERSON · 1× Katie Suarez PERSON · 1× Sayed Mohassib PERSON · 1× Scotto PERSON · 1×

Narrative

By then he was working as an hourly support staffer for the city Department of Education, and in 2024 was hired as a para professional – the same year cops responded to a report at his Bensonhurst home that he threatened to chop up his family.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-10
The suspect is accused of randomly stabbing Suarez twice in the neck as she ran along a path at a popular Brooklyn promenade, with him allegedly telling cops he took a knife to the scene because he believed someone would kill his family if he didn’t.

Claims (23 extracted, 2 hedged)

The psycho ex-cop accused of murdering a Brooklyn jogger returned to his job with kids at a city public school right after the slaying — and sources revealed Monday he also previously killed the family pet. asserted
he → accuse → pet
“You don’t know who is teaching our kids. asserted
who → know → kids
It’s just shocking,’’ said shaken Jasmine Cotto, a parent of a first- and second-grader at PS 200 in Brooklyn where the suspect worked, to The Post on Monday. asserted
suspect → ’ → Monday
“He came here the next day like nothing happened,’’ Scotto said of accused killer Sayed Mohassib, who was working as a teacher’s aide at the school when he allegedly went off the deep end and randomly stabbed 28-year-old runner Katie Suarez. uncertain
he → come → Suarez
The heinous crime occurred Friday Oct. 30, and as cops frantically searched for Suarez’s then-on-the-lam killer, he was already back in the classsroom with kids that Monday three days later, law-enforcement sources said. asserted
sources → occur → kids
He was only just nabbed Saturday. asserted
He → nab → ?
“It’s crazy because what if he came here and started killing kids or the teachers?’’ Cotto said outside her kids’ school. asserted
Cotto → ’ → school
“That’s what went through my mind.’’ asserted
what → ’ → mind
Mohassib, 27, became a para-professional at PS 200 despite a history of psychotic behavior that got him booted from the Marines and barred from a second stint with the NYPD, after he previously lasted as a cop for about six weeks. asserted
he → become → weeks
His mother told police that he once killed the family pet, a cat or dog, law-enforcement sources noted. asserted
sources → tell → pet
The suspect is accused of randomly stabbing Suarez twice in the neck as she ran along a path at a popular Brooklyn promenade, with him allegedly telling cops he took a knife to the scene because he believed someone would kill his family if he didn’t. uncertain
he → accuse → family
He was caught thanks to surveillance footage of him entering and exiting the park area around the time of the slaying, along with facial-recognition technology used on photos he needed for his government and public-service work. asserted
he → catch → work
Mohassib joined the NYPD in 2022, but left just six weeks later to join the US Marine Corps, sources have said. asserted
sources → join → Corps
But the corps rejected him within a month over concerns about his mental state – and the NYPD then refused to let him rejoin the police force in January 2023 because he appeared “disheveled,” the sources said. asserted
sources → reject → January
By then he was working as an hourly support staffer for the city Department of Education, and in 2024 was hired as a para professional – the same year cops responded to a report at his Bensonhurst home that he threatened to chop up his family. asserted
he → work → family
It wasn’t until Monday that DOE officials said Mohassib had been fired – following a call by Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a thorough investigation over his city schools job. asserted
Mohassib → say → job
Meanwhile, PS 200 parents were left in shock as the details emerged. asserted
details → leave → shock
“My daughter saw him last night on TV and told me, ‘Dad, I see him every day!’” dad Joseph Hasbani told The Post. asserted
Hasbani → see → Post
“’He’s in my school. asserted
He → ’ → school
We see him every single day.’ asserted
We → see → him
I said, ‘Wow! asserted
I → say → ?
That’s really insane.’ asserted
That → ’ → ?
I hope this doesn’t happen again at any other public school.” asserted
this → hope → school
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