Public Outrage Over Murder on Light Rail in Charlotte

DeCarlos Brown Jr., 34, charged with first-degree murder for stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte light rail train.
Brown, a homeless man with schizophrenia and 14 arrests, was released without bail despite criminal and mental health history.
Stabbing occurred near Camden Road at 10 p.m., with surveillance video going viral and sparking public outrage.
Brown faces federal charges for death in public transit system, punishable by life imprisonment or death sentence.
Mayor Vi Lyles called the incident a 'heartbreaking failure' of the judicial system.

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Iryna Zarutska | Vi Lyles | DeCarlos Brown Jr.

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