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In memoriam: Iryna Zarutska We’re deeply saddened to share the story of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who fled the war in her country to seek safety and a new beginning in Charlotte, North Carolina. On August 22, 2025, while riding the Lynx Blue Line light rail around 9:55 p.m., she was fatally and unprovokedly stabbed by Decarlos Brown Jr., a 34-year-old man with a long criminal history and documented mental health challenges   . Surveillance footage reveals that Iryna boar