The New York Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the stabbing of Katie Suarez, a 28-year-old bank teller who was found attacked on a Brooklyn jogging path. Suarez was declared brain dead and is on life support at NYU Langone Hospital.
According to law enforcement sources, Suarez had left her job at the TD Bank in Gravesend and was on her way to meet her parents when she was attacked. She was reportedly on the phone with her father minutes before the assault. Sources said she was stabbed twice in the neck on Bay 17th Street and Shore Parkway in Bath Beach shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday evening.
When Suarez did not arrive to meet her parents, her father discovered her at the scene, sources said.
Investigators have not identified a motive and have ruled out robbery, as Suarez was found with her jewelry and cell phone still in her possession. A sexual assault has also been ruled out. Police are treating the incident as a random attack.
Authorities searched the area extensively over the weekend with K-9 units, scuba teams, and drones. Investigators are seeking to speak with anyone who may have seen Suarez jogging along the Belt Parkway between approximately 7:56 p.m. and 8:12 p.m. on the night of the attack.
The reward is being offered through Crime Stoppers, an NYPD program that provides cash for anonymous tips that aid in the resolution of violent crimes. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS.