- On August 22, 2025, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed aboard the Lynx Blue Line light rail train in Charlotte, N.C. A 32-year-old man, Decarlos Brown Jr., faces state charges of first-degree murder and federal charges for causing death on a mass transportation system.
- Surveillance video captured Brown pacing the train and stating, “I got that white girl,” prompting groups to urge a federal hate crime investigation, citing potential racial and gender-based bias as a motivating factor in the attack.
- Brown’s extensive criminal history includes 15 prior arrests. The incident drew national scrutiny after a video release, leading to congressional calls for enhanced transit safety measures and a state audit of the system’s budget and security protocols. Read More
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