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Elon Musk pledges $1M to murals honoring Ukrainian refugee murdered in North Carolina
Elon Musk and Andrew Tate each pledged $1 million to fund nearly 300 murals honoring Iryna Zarutska, aiming to spark dialogue on crime and public safety reforms nationwide.
- Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was tragically killed on August 22, 2025, while riding a Charlotte light rail train home from work.
- The unprovoked attack was carried out by Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., a 34-year-old man with a history of felony convictions and mental health issues, who was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
- Following the release of train surveillance footage showing Brown stabbing Zarutska three times from behind, tech CEO Eoghan McCabe launched a $500,000 grant program to fund murals honoring her across prominent US cities.
- Both Elon Musk and Andrew Tate committed $1 million each to support the mural initiative, while McCabe highlighted that funding was sufficient to commission close to 300 murals from a pool of 800 artists eager to contribute to the ongoing dialogue about safety.
- Zarutska’s family demands justice and improved transit security while the murals aim to honor her memory amid national outrage and calls for change in public safety protocols.
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