Ukrainian Refugee Killed in 'Random' Train Attack in Charlotte
- Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman, was fatally stabbed at a train station in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22, 2025, as confirmed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
- Decarlos Brown Jr., a 34-year-old man with a criminal history, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Zarutska's death, as reported by WSOC-TV.
- Zarutska fled Ukraine in 2022 in search of safety, hoping for a new beginning in the United States, according to a GoFundMe page started by her family.
- Local Councilman Edwin Peacock has called for answers regarding the incident, stating that community safety on public transport is currently fragile and needs to be addressed.
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The full video of a surveillance camera showing the murder of Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska was released on Friday and goes ... The post shocking murder in America – eyewitnesses ignored victims and let them die appeared first on Apollo News.
A young refugee from Ukraine is brutally stabbed in Charlotte. The images of the crime spread rapidly on the net. US President Trump uses the case to justify his hard line against democratically governed cities.
Video shows Iryna Zarutska's final moments
Surveillance footage has captured the final minutes of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska's life before she was killed during a Charlotte light rail attack, Independent reported. The 23-year-old had sought refuge in the United States after fleeing the war in Ukraine, only to meet a tragic end, according to a GoFundMe page created to support her relatives. According to Independent, the Charlotte Area Transit System published video showing Zarutska …
The only people who should watch Iryna Zarutska dying
There are precious few people who should watch the video released yesterday of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska slowly dying as she cowered in bewilderment and abject fear on a train carriage in Charlotte, NC, after being slashed three times in the neck by a violent repeat offender. Certainly not rubberneckers on the internet whose depraved interest will only intrude on her family’s private grief. And absolutely not her family, for them it is th…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked the media and Democratic policies during a press conference on Tuesday, accusing them of not covering the murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read more]]>
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