Brooklyn woman critically injured in stabbing attack while jogging; NYPD seeks witnesses

A 28-year-old woman named Katie Suarez was critically injured during a stabbing incident while jogging. (Pic Credit: New York Post)

A 28-year-old woman was left critically injured after being stabbed multiple times in the neck while jogging along a waterfront trail in Brooklyn, New York, with police appealing to the public for information to identify the attacker and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.The victim, identified as Katie Suarez, was running along the Shore Parkway Greenway, a paved waterfront path, at around 8 pm local time on Friday, October 30, when the attack took place, according to a New York Police Department (NYPD) statement.Emergency medical personnel rushed Suarez to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where she was admitted in critical condition.According to ABC 7, police sources said Suarez had been training for the New York City Marathon when she was attacked.The New York Post, citing sources familiar with the family, reported that Suarez had left work earlier that evening and planned to meet her parents after completing her run.Her parents reportedly spoke to her over the phone at around 8 pm, when she told them she was approximately half a mile away. However, they grew concerned when she failed to reach the agreed meeting point and stopped responding to their calls.NYPD seeks information from witnessesThe NYPD has urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward as investigators work to establish the sequence of events and identify the person responsible.Police are particularly interested in speaking to anyone who may have seen Suarez between 7:56 pm and 8:12 pm near the eastbound bike path along the Belt Parkway, between Bay 8 Street and Bay 17 Street.Authorities have not released further details about a possible suspect or the motive behind the attack.