A 28-year-old woman who was stabbed while jogging on the Belt Parkway bike path in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, on Friday, Oct. 30, has died. Her family announced her death on Tuesday, Nov. 3. No suspect has been arrested. Police are offering a $10,000 reward and asking for dashcam footage and tips.
Katie Suarez, 28, who was stabbed while jogging on the Belt Parkway bike path in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, on the evening of Oct. 30, has died, amNewYork reported. Her family announced her death on Tuesday.
Suarez's mother told several news outlets that her daughter died at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. Sources told amNewYork that Suarez was an organ donor and had been on life support since her father found her covered in blood that evening. According to police, Suarez regularly ran along this stretch and was supposed to meet her parents after finishing her jog that evening. Police believe she was attacked just after telling her father on the phone that she was a few minutes away.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said Suarez was stabbed in the neck but still ran about 150 feet (46 meters) east before collapsing under a tree. Her father, who went looking for her when she did not show up at the meeting spot, found her under a tree near Shore Parkway and Bay 17th Street. He asked a passerby to call 911 and also summoned emergency medical responders.
Police said there were no security cameras in the area of the attack. The day before her death was reported, they publicly asked drivers who passed along the Belt Parkway around the time of the attack to turn over their dashcam footage, because the attacker may have fled across the roadway. Footage from anyone who drove along the road during that time could help the investigation.
Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the attacker. Tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 800-577-TIPS (888-57-PISTA in Spanish), or through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (formerly Twitter) at @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are confidential.