A young woman who is in a critical condition after a horrifying knife attack while she was jogging along a popular Brooklyn waterfront, has been pictured.
Katie Suarez, 28, was stabbed in the neck shortly after 8pm on Friday near Bay 17th Street and Shore Parkway in Bath Beach, while training for the New York City Marathon.
The New York Police Department has urged anyone with information or a sighting around the time of the stabbing to come forward in an effort to help identify her assailant.
The NYPD is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
The statement posted says: 'If you saw her between 7.56pm and 8.12pm on Friday in the vicinity of the eastbound bike path along the Belt Parkway between Bay 8th Street and Bay 17th Street please contact the NYPD.'
It is also accompanied by a recent photo of Suarez.
According to police sources, Suarez was found by her father bleeding out on a nearby grassy area.
The bank teller was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital in critical condition, but the devastating extent of her injuries became clear on Saturday when she was declared brain dead, according to police sources. She continues to be on life support.
Katie Suarez, 28, was jogging on a popular waterfront in Brooklyn, when she was knifed in a savage attack near Bay 17th Street and Shore Parkway in Bath Beach just after 8pm on Friday
The young woman was training for the marathon when she was brutally stabbed in the neck
Disturbing photographs from the scene showed blood smeared along a railing near the spot where the young woman was stabbed
Investigators are still working to establish exactly what happened.
Disturbing photographs from the scene showed a heavy police presence, with investigators examining the area and blood smeared along a railing near the spot where the young woman was stabbed.
The circumstances leading up to the stabbing remain unclear, and the information released so far has not established whether Suarez knew her attacker or whether she was targeted.
Neighbors have paid tribute to the young woman, describing her as gentle, hardworking and an exceptionally kind presence in their community.
Suarez worked as a cashier at a local bank branch, where she had a reputation as a professional and dedicated employee.
One neighbor told The New York Post that she was 'very professional, very kind'. The neighbor also described her as a 'very soft spoken girl, very nice.
He said her treatment of those around her had left a lasting impression.
'Nobody is supposed to have [their] life taken, you know, being bad or good, but she was kind of exceptional to me, the way I interact with her,' he said.
She was rushed to Langone Hospital where she was left in a coma, before subsequently being declared brain dead
There has been a heavy police presence in the area in the aftermath of the attack
Neighbors have described the woman as someone of 'good character' and a 'family orientated woman'
The waterfront promenade where the tragic incident took place is popular with walkers, bikers and fishermen and is a residential corner of southern Brooklyn
The neighbor described Suarez and her partner as considerate people who regularly walked through the neighborhood and treated others with respect.
'A good teller and good character, you understand? Looks like a very family-oriented woman,' he added.
The attack unfolded along the waterfront in Bath Beach, a residential corner of southern Brooklyn where locals use the shoreline paths for evening walks, cycling and exercise.
The stretch around Shore Parkway offers residents access to the waterfront overlooking Gravesend Bay and is part of the wider network of recreational routes running along Brooklyn's coastline.
Suarez had been training for Sunday's New York City Marathon when the attack took place.
The event organizer told Fox News: 'We were sad to hear of this horrible attack-our hearts are with her family and the running community.'
For residents, the sudden violence has shattered the sense of security surrounding a place many regard as an ordinary setting for an evening run.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Suarez's family and the NYPD for comment.
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