Archive · 8 Sep 2025
Decarlos Brown Jr. Charged in Fatal Charlotte Train Stabbing
A young woman from Ukraine named Iryna was killed on a train in Charlotte.
A man named Decarlos Brown Jr. has been arrested for the stabbing.
The attack happened on August 22nd.
Police are trying to figure out why it happened.
Surveillance video shows the attack.
Iryna had just finished work.
The man had a criminal history.
Authorities are considering increased safety measures on public transit, and Iryna's family has started a fundraising campaign.
Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light rail train.
The attack occurred on August 22 on the Lynx Blue Line.
Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, has been charged with first-degree murder.
Brown, who had a prior criminal record, used a folding knife in the attack.
Police are investigating the motive for the stabbing.
- Who
- Iryna Zarutska and Decarlos Brown Jr.
- What
- Zarutska was fatally stabbed
- When
- August 22
- Where
- Charlotte light rail train
- Why
- Motive under investigation
- Victim
- Iryna Zarutska, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee
- Suspect
- Decarlos Brown Jr., 34
- Location
- Charlotte light rail train (Lynx Blue Line)
- Date of Attack
- August 22
- Charges
- First-degree murder
- Motive
- Under investigation
- Weapon
- Folding knife
Sources
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