Kevin Gray for NC Senate District 41

This recent murder in Brooklyn can not be swept under the rug. Sayed Mohassib murdered Katie Suarez under a bridge on October 30th while she was on a run. He was caught and arrested on this past Saturday. Authorities said Mohassib told detectives that after returning home, he "got rid of the bloody clothing" and "the knife," adding that he "got blood in his apartment which he attempted to clean." Mohassib told investigators he "sat down on a bench" and "became covered in blood." Mohassib was employed by The Department of Education, The NYPD as almost The Marines. His NYPD graduates at the police academy claimed they were scared to be around him, but he graduated anyway and became an officer for a brief period. He left The NYPD to join The Marines, but he was deemed "incongruent with Marine Corps' expectations and standards" so he came back to The NYPD and demanded his job back, but was denied. The NYPD had to put out a memo about him coming back to the building and put posters of his face up to not be let in the building because he became erratic. In September 2024, his mental state deteriorated further. Police were called to his home after his mother and sister reported that he threatened to "chop them into pieces." The NYPD responded and transported him to Coney Island Hospital for another mental health evaluation. Neighbors and members of his local mosque later noted that both Mohassib and his father suffered from severe mental illnesses, which went largely unmanaged. After he was released he later applied with The Department of Education and was hired. The day after he murdered Katie he was back with the kids at school and for another week until security cameras caught him and the cops were able to confirm him as the suspect. His Mother Fatma issued this statement: "He's a black belt, he goes to Boy Scouts all his life, goes to the mosque all his life, he goes to Brooklyn College, the team basketball, excellent boy," "He never attacked me, never attacked his sister, never attacked anyone in the neighborhood," she adds. "My heart goes deep to the mother and the father. Just, we both lost, you lost your daughter, I lost my son," said Fatma. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has said his role is suspended at The DOE at this time, although he did not name Mohassib. The fact that Mohassib was watching peoples children and carrying a gun and NYPD badge is beyond belief. He should have been institutionalized a long time ago and in no way should this have gone unoticed Katie Suarez, saved the lives of four people through organ donation, according to nonprofit organization LiveOnNY. I pray for Katie Suarez and her family. May she rest in eternal peace.