Katie Suarez, 28, died Monday after she was critically injured while running along the Shore Parkway Greenway in Brooklyn.
NEW YORK CITY, NY — A 28-year-old woman who was stabbed while jogging along a Brooklyn waterfront path has died, her family said, as police continue searching for the person responsible for the attack.
Katie Suarez died Monday, three days after she was critically injured while running along the Shore Parkway Greenway near Bay 17th Street in the Bath Beach section of Brooklyn. She had remained hospitalized at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn following the Oct. 30 attack. Police have announced no arrests and have not publicly identified a suspect.
Investigators have focused on a narrow window Friday evening as they try to determine what happened on the waterfront path, which runs alongside the Belt Parkway. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Suarez left her job at a TD Bank at Caesar’s Bay at about 6:30 p.m. She met her mother at a nearby Wendy’s about 20 minutes later, where they also met her father. Suarez then changed into running clothes and headed out for a run.
About an hour later, Suarez’s father called her to ask where she was, Kenny said. Suarez told him she was about a half-mile away. When she had not arrived roughly 10 minutes later, her father went onto the path looking for her. He found her under a tree near Bay 17th Street and Shore Parkway, beside the eastbound lanes of the Belt Parkway. Suarez had suffered stab wounds to her neck.
Police have said they are particularly interested in activity along the path between about 7:56 p.m. and 8:12 p.m. Investigators released a photograph of Suarez as part of an effort to identify anyone who may have seen her during that period. Detectives have asked people who were walking, running or driving nearby to come forward with information that could help establish what happened before she was found.
The NYPD is also seeking video from motorists who traveled along the Belt Parkway near the scene. Kenny said a license plate reader recorded about 1,700 vehicles passing through the area during the period investigators are reviewing. Detectives are trying to locate drivers who may have dashboard-camera footage. Police have also used drones and other resources while searching the area for evidence.
The investigation faces a challenge because police have said the stretch of the greenway between Caesar’s Bay and Sunset Park lacks surveillance cameras. Digital signs have been placed in the area asking drivers with possible video or information to contact investigators. Authorities have not announced a motive for the attack, and no suspect image had been publicly released as of Tuesday.
The stabbing has also renewed questions about security along the waterfront route. State Sen. Stephen Chan has called for additional lighting, cameras and patrols along the path, saying improved surveillance could help protect people who use the greenway. The route is used by runners, cyclists and pedestrians and follows the Brooklyn waterfront beside the highway.
Police have offered a $10,000 reward for information related to the case. Investigators continued seeking witnesses and video Tuesday, with no arrest announced and key questions about who attacked Suarez and why still unresolved.
Author note: Last updated November 3, 2026.