BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) — Investigators are seeking new leads in the stabbing of a 28-year-old Brooklyn woman who remains in critical condition after she was attacked while jogging Friday night along the Shore Parkway Greenway.
Katie Suarez is hospitalized on life support at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn after she was stabbed in the neck while running along the waterfront path near Bay 17th Street, according to police and information released by investigators.
Police released a photo of Suarez on Sunday in hopes that someone who saw her Friday night will come forward with information about the attack. Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen Suarez between about 7:56 p.m. and 8:12 p.m. on the bike path along the Belt Parkway between Bay 8th Street and Bay 17th Street to contact detectives.
Authorities say Suarez left her job at TD Bank at the Caesar’s Bay Shopping Center around 6:30 p.m., changed into running clothes and began running west along the Shore Parkway Greenway.
She called her father around 8 p.m. and told him she was about half a mile away from a family gathering. When she did not arrive and failed to answer subsequent calls, her father went looking for her and found her with stab wounds to the neck on the bike path.
Investigators are continuing an extensive search for the attacker, using K-9 units, scuba teams and drones. Police said they are still trying to determine exactly what happened and establish a complete timeline of events.
Authorities said Suarez’s cellphone and jewelry were still with her, leading investigators to believe the attack was not a robbery. The assault is believed to have been random and unprovoked. Police have also said they have been unable to recover surveillance video from the remote area where the attack occurred.
Flowers and candles have been placed outside Suarez’s home as the community waits for answers. People who use the same running route said the attack has heightened concerns about safety.
“It’s really sad. When it’s so close to home, it’s so unfortunate, and I, I mean, it’s terrible,” said one runner.
Another runner said, “I would have my guard up a little more now…see who’s around me.”
No arrests have been made. Police are asking anyone who witnessed anything unusual Friday night, saw Suarez along her route, or has video from the area to contact investigators. A Crime Stoppers reward of up to $10,000 has been offered for information in the case.
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