US EditionSC Gubernatorial Candidate Ralph Norman Calls for Charlotte Mayor's Resignation over Light Rail Tragedy
President Trump highlighted the need for improved public transit security and mental health crisis interventions following the unprovoked stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
- On August 22, 2025, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed by 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. on Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line light rail.
- Brown had a decade-long criminal record, including 14 cases and a five-year prison sentence for armed robbery, and was diagnosed with schizophrenia before his release without bail earlier this year.
- The attack happened near Camden Road station without interaction; Brown pulled a pocketknife from behind Zarutska and stabbed her three times in the neck as passengers fled in shock.
- Charlotte Area Transit System increased Blue Line security and patrols after the incident but had no officers on Brown's train car, while officials review protocols and expand mental health outreach.
- The killing sparked national debate on crime and mental health policies, with Brown charged with first-degree murder, local leaders pledging safety improvements, and President Trump condemning the attack.
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Trump, Stein, Berger, Hall, and Moore react to Charlotte murder
President Donald Trump continued to shine a national spotlight on the August 22nd murder of a 23-year-old woman on the Charlotte light rail system. In a fiery post on Truth Social, President Trump condemned the Charlotte light rail murder and blasted Democrats over their soft-on-crime policies. “I have seen the horrific video of a beautiful, young Ukrainian refugee, who came to America to escape the vicious War in Ukraine, and was innocently r…
SC gubernatorial candidate Ralph Norman calls for Charlotte mayor's resignation over light rail tragedy
ROCK HILL, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- South Carolina Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Ralph Norman is calling for the resignation of Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles following the fatal stabbing of a young woman on the city’s light rail system. The victim, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was killed in what authorities said was an unprovoked attack by a homeless man, Decarlos Brown, on the evening of August 22. The violent incident…
Back to Bias by Omission: ABC, CBS Wave Goodbye to Covering Charlotte Light Rail Murder
Despite having only each covered it once Monday, ABC and CBS were back Tuesday to ignoring video released in the brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina, omitting it from their flagship morning shows, ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS Mornings. This return to a bias by omission came after Monday’s CBS Mornings broke the blackout on the lead broadcast network newscasts of this bloody, horrifying, and unprov…
'Where Is The Outrage?': Trump Explodes On The Media For Ignoring Charlotte Stabbing
President Donald Trump ripped into the mainstream press this week, blasting outlets for a deliberate silence surrounding the brutal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump called the killing “horrific” and accused Democrats of enabling a broken system that allowed a “career criminal” to roam free despite a lengthy record. “I have seen the horrific video of a b…
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