Deadly Stabbing on Charlotte Train Sparks Urgent Meeting to Address Safety on Public Transit

Special meeting unveils areas for improvement for CATS and passengers following fatal stabbing

CATS addresses security concerns after 40 incidents this year, including a recent fatal stabbing. City leaders seek solutions to ensure safety on the transit system.

Deadly stabbing on Charlotte train sparks urgent meeting to address safety on public transit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — Transit safety will be the focus of a special meeting in Uptown Charlotte Wednesday morning. The meeting comes about a week and a half after a woman, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, was fatally stabbed while riding the Blue Line in South End. Shannon Binns, a transit advocate with Sustain Charlotte, called the murder of Zarutska devastating, noting this violent attack was a dramatic escalation from other crime scenes on publ…

CATS believes light rail murder suspect did not purchase fare before fatal stabbing

Interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle revealed Tuesday night that CATS believes Decarlos Brown didn’t buy a ticket when he boarded the bus that dropped him off at the transit center, and he didn’t buy a ticket when he got on the light rail where police say he stabbed Iryna Zarutska to death.

Deadly stabbing on light rail sparks urgent meeting to address safety on public transit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Transit safety will be the focus of a special meeting in Uptown Charlotte Wednesday morning. The meeting comes about a week and a half after a woman, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, was fatally stabbed while riding the Blue Line in South End. Shannon Binns, a transit advocate with Sustain Charlotte, called the murder of Zarutska devastating, noting this violent attack was a dramatic escalation from other crime sce…

After stabbing death on train, CATS outlines safety goals

Nearly two weeks after a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee was stabbed to death aboard a Blue Line train in South End, the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) outlined new security goals on Wednesday. At a special meeting of the Metropolitan Transit Commission, CATS interim CEO Brent Cagle called the killing of Iryana Zarutska a “senseless act of random violence.” (Police arrested DeCarlos Brown, 34, and charged him with murder. Caglen said CATS ha…

Riders weigh in on safety after deadly train stabbing - WCCB Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A deadly attack on the light rail has many people calling for changes to make public transportation in Charlotte safer. The Metropolitan Transit Commission is hosting a special meeting with Mayor Vi Lyles Wednesday morning at 9am to discuss safety and security on public transit. WCCB spents a few hours along the light rail near the station where 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death by a stranger. We asked riders if t…