Ukrainian Community Marks Independence Day by Remembering Iryna Zarutska, War Victims

Ukrainian community marks Independence Day by remembering Iryna Zarutska, war victims

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Ukrainian Independence Day coincides with the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of Iryna Zarutska on the CATS light rail. While the memory of her loss and others back home is on their minds, they're using today to stay positive. There's friendship and community amongst the Ukrainians in Charlotte. [...]

"We still remember her": Zepeddies Pizzeria giving away brownies in honor of Iryna Zarutska

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- "We still remember her. We still miss her," Zepeddies Pizzeria wrote on Instagram. That's a pizza shop in Lower South End, where Iryna Zarutska worked and where she was coming from the night she was stabbed on the light rail one year ago, August 22, 2025. In her memory, Zepeddies [...]

Iryna Zarutska Murder One Year Later: Violent Crime Shapes North Carolina Public Safety Debate

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1 year later: The lasting impact of Iryna Zarutska’s murder

Saturday marked one year since the brutal murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line, a killing that drew national attention, sparked criminal justice reforms in North Carolina, and placed the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) under intense scrutiny.  Zarutska’s family filed a lawsuit against the city of Charlotte on Friday. Zarutska had fled war-torn Ukraine in search of safety in the United Stat…