VIDEO: Ukrainian Woman Killed in North Carolina Train Stabbing
VIDEO: Ukrainian Woman Killed in North Carolina Train Stabbing
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A shocking new video obtained by local media outlet WBTV shows the moments before 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was randomly stabbed on Charlotte's public transportation light rail.
According to an affidavit obtained by WBTV on Aug. 28, Zarutska, a Ukrainian who fled the war-torn country, was stabbed in the neck on the Lynx Blue Line train at the East/West Boulevard station along Camden Road in the South End. She was pronounced dead from knife wounds at the scene.
The murderer, who was later arrested and held without bond, was career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr., a 34-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Iryna zarutska, 23, ukrainian refugee who fled to the US to escape the war in Ukraine, was fatally stabbed in Charlotte, North Carolina.
— orange 🍊 (@orange4u28) September 6, 2025
The suspect, decarlos brown Jr., 34, man with a history of criminal activity, was arrested and charged with first degree murder. pic.twitter.com/DZvXNGwQNG
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North Carolina House Majority Leader Brenden Jones, a Republican representing Columbus and Robeson counties, responded on X, criticizing the Democrats' failed woke agenda for allowing violent criminals to roam the city streets...
"The tragedy of Iryna Zarutska's death in Charlotte is the result of decades of Democrat DAs and Sheriffs putting their woke agendas above public safety," Rep. Jones said, adding, "Violent criminals commit crimes with impunity, while families live in fear."
The tragedy of Iryna Zarutska’s death in Charlotte is the result of decades of Democrat DAs and Sheriffs putting their woke agendas above public safety.
— Rep. Brenden Jones (@BrendenJonesNC) September 6, 2025
Violent criminals commit crimes with impunity, while families live in fear. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/QNIGSVP0HZ
Zarutska's death raises alarm over the effectiveness of criminal justice reforms and highlights the Democratic Party's massive failures that have allowed violent criminals to walk the streets, creating a national public safety threat.
If it's defund the police, no cash bail, woke judges, and continue down the list of failures that have sparked out-of-control violent crime across major cities nationwide, it's time the American people hold Democrats accountable for their deadly progressive experiments.
Defunded police
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) September 6, 2025
No cash bail
DEI judges
This is what all of that “progressive” garbage leads to👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/aOpSTRMrDh
President Trump's move to restore law and order nationwide has been a countermeasure to clean up this epic mess left behind by the failures of progressive policies. It's time to demand accountability.
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The video is absolutely disturbing.
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