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Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed on the Charlotte light rail on Aug. 22, 2025. Mourners created a memorial for her at the East West light rail station following the release of
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The Federal Transit Administration audited the Charlotte Area Transit System's safety plans after the August murder of Iryna Zarutska on a Lynx Blue Line train.
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