A New York woman is currently on life support after she was stabbed in a seemingly random attack while jogging less than a mile from her Brooklyn home.
The police said this Katie Suarez He was stabbed in the neck while jogging along Brooklyn’s Belt Parkway on the evening of Friday, October 30.
Suarez, 28, called his father around 8 p.m. and said he was about a half-mile from his home. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny He said that when he did not return home, his parents went out to look for him, and his father found him with serious wounds on his neck.
Kenny opened up about the attack while speaking to ABC News on Monday, November 2, revealing that a nearly 50-foot long trail of blood was found at the scene.
“It was a very, very large crime scene,” he said.
While nothing appeared to have been taken from Suarez, there was no indication that she had been sexually assaulted during the attack.
“At this time we believe this was some type of random attack,” Kenny said. “He was a very special person. It would have been extraordinary for us to have someone know that he would be there at that exact time.”
The attack took place on the Shore Parkway Greenway in Brooklyn. While the police stated that there were no cameras in the area, no one in the neighborhood reported any footage of the attack.
The license plate reader caught about 1,700 cars passing through the area at the time of the attack, Kenny said. As the investigation continues, detectives hope to contact drivers with dashcams who may have any information regarding the incident, he said.
Following the attack, the NYPD released a photo of Suarez when they asked the public if anyone had seen him on the day of the attack. In the photo, the avid runner was wearing a T-shirt and bib from the Frozen Bonsai 5K held in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in March.
Police have appealed to anyone who may have seen Suarez between 19.56 and 20.12 on Friday to forward any information they have.
“We are looking for any interactions he may have had along the way,” Kenny told the outlet. “There are always fishermen out there. We interview them.”
Police are currently offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information about the shooting should contact the NYPD at 1-800-577-8477.