Murdered NYC jogger Katie Suarez reportedly saved the lives of five people with organ donation after her brutal stabbing

Katie Suarez was the victim of a brutal stabbing in New York City on October 31, 2026. She was stabbed in the neck near a popular Brooklyn promenade, while on a run on Saturday evening, just before 8 pm. Her father discovered her on the route, when he went out looking for her after she did not return home in time.

Katie was found in the grass on the side of the path, with a stab wound. She was later rushed to the Langone Hospital but was declared dead, The New York Post reported earlier.

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Katie saved 5 lives with organ donation

Days after the attack, Katie’s mother Yasira Suarez confirmed that she had succumbed to her injuries. Yasira said on Tuesday, November 3, “She passed away yesterday. Katie is no longer with us, unfortunately”. She further urged the killer, who was still at-large then, to turn themselves in, saying, “You took an angel,” the New York Post reported.

According to the New York Post, which quoted law enforcement sources, Katie saved the lives of five people after her death by donating her organs. Even after being declared brain dead, her family asked for her to be kept on life support so doctors could harvest her organs, the sources said.

The 28-year-old donated her liver, kidneys, pancreas and her heart after the stabbing, the New York Post further reported, citing sources.

Who was Katie Suarez?

Katie was an avid runner, and ran the path she was stabbed on routinely. She lived and worked near the route in Brooklyn’s Gravesend. During the two weeks before she was stabbed, Katie had run the path about four times, The New York Times reported, citing her fitness tracking website, Strava, profile.

According to her LinkedIN profile, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Radio and Television from Brooklyn College. Katie had been working as a part-time Bank Teller for the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

Neighbours described Katie as a family-oriented person, a soft spoken girl with a good character, the New York Post reported, citing several of the family’s neighbours.

Man who stabbed Katie arrested

Authorities on Saturday, November 7, arrested and charged a man for the stabbing. Sayed Mohassib was arrested by the NYPD and charged with second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and also criminal possession of a weapon.

The man has claimed to not remember the incident, saying he “blacked out”, the NYPD said. CBS News reported, citing police sources that both Kaite and Mohassib attended college at the same time.