Case fileNovember 6, 2026
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Katie Suarez, 28, a Brooklyn runner stabbed on a waterfront bike path on the night of Oct. 30, has died, her family said. According to ABC7, police have not identified a suspect, and authorities believe the attack was random, NBC New York reported.
What we know
Where: Shore Parkway Greenway near Bay 17th Street, Bath Beach, Brooklyn
When: Friday night, Oct. 30; she died Nov. 2, her family said
The accused: No suspect identified, per ABC7
Status: Under investigation; no arrest reported
A run that ended on the path
Suarez was stabbed around 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, on the Shore Parkway Greenway bike path near Bay 17th Street in Brooklyn's Bath Beach neighborhood, according to ABC7, which cited police and investigators. NBC New York reported she was stabbed twice in the neck, per detectives. She was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where ABC7 said she had been on life support since the attack. NBC New York reported she had been training for the NYC Marathon, which was held two days after the stabbing. Her family announced that she died Monday night, Nov. 2.
ABC7 reported that Suarez's mother had planned to join her run but could not make it. When the texts stopped, her mother went looking. Her mother said she may have walked right past the spot in the dark. Suarez's husband then found her and called her mother, according to ABC7. Her mother, Yasira Suarez, confirmed the death to NBC New York. She told ABC7: “I am asking for justice, I am asking for justice for Katie Suarez.”
What police have said so far
ABC7 reported that police have not identified a suspect and have no surveillance video of the incident. NBC New York reported that authorities believe the attack was random. No arrest or charges have been reported in the sources reviewed. Detectives are asking anyone with video of the area between 7 and 9 p.m. on Oct. 30, or any other information, to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), according to ABC7. Tips can remain anonymous through that line.
Source:people.com
Where the case stands
No arrest has been reported, and police have not identified a suspect, per ABC7.
No court date has been announced. Police want video from the area between 7 and 9 p.m. on Oct. 30. Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Charges are accusations, not findings of guilt.
Suarez died Nov. 2, three days after the attack on the Brooklyn greenway. Police are still seeking information on who stabbed her.
Sources
ABC7 New York: Katie Suarez dies after being stabbed on a Brooklyn bike path; suspect still sought, November 3, 2026
NBC New York: Mom of NYC runner stabbed on way to meet her dad says young woman has died, November 4, 2026
This story is based on the records and reports linked above. An arrest or charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt, unless the story says a court has ruled.