The New York Police Department is continuing to hunt for the person who stabbed a 28-year-old runner in the neck in Brooklyn on Monday, leaving the woman with a bloody face waiting for her father to find her.
There was no immediate update on Katie Suarez’s condition Monday. Her condition was said to be serious as of Sunday evening. The attack happened while she was running along the Coast Parkway at Bath Beach on Friday night. ‘
NYPD Detective Joseph Kenny told NBC New York and Telemundo 47: “As of right now, her condition is very serious. Hopefully everything goes well… but she’s still in very critical condition.”
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new york police department Stabbing victim Katie Suarez remains in serious condition Sunday night, police said. Police shared her photo in hopes of getting leads to find her attacker.
No details about potential suspects have been released yet. The NYPD is urging anyone who sees unusual activity near the running and biking trails or the nearby Beltway to help investigators.
Dozens of NYPD officers have been deployed on the road, which has become an expanded crime scene. Detectives also released a photo of Suarez to the public for the first time.
Investigators said her father found her after she failed to continue running.
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Collecting crime scene film is very challenging. Police conducted searches from the air, land and sea on Sunday, with divers searching the waters and K-9 units searching for evidence on the ground.
Kenney appealed to drivers traveling on the Beltway Friday night, noting slow traffic near the site of the attack.
“Anyone who was on the Beltway on a Friday night,” he said, pointing to the area where traffic had slowed, “this worked great for us.”
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Investigators want to hear from anyone who saw something unusual less than 40 feet away from the Beltway on Friday night or in recent weeks.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish: 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit tips by visiting the Crime Stoppers website @NYPDTips.
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