After Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed, funds were raised to put murals of her across the country

President Donald Trump has pledged a ‘vicious’ response to the murder of refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina last month. Ms Zarutska fled the war in Ukraine along with her mother and siblings in 2022.

DeCarlos Brown had cycled through the criminal justice system for more than a decade, with 14 prior cases in Mecklenburg County.

Officials in Charlotte are facing sharp criticism over the fatal stabbing of a young Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train last month, a killing that quickly drew the attention of President Donald Trump and MAGA allies who blame Democrats for what they say is out-of-control crime in blue cities.

The family of Iryna Zarutska is grieving in the national spotlight after a graphic video related to her case was released.

Charlie Kirk, 31, was fatally shot at a UVU event in Orem, Utah. Trump confirmed his death. His final X post on Iryna Zarutska’s murder has gone viral.

You see this guy, 14 prior arrests, involuntary commitments by his own mother, warrants, stints in jail and he’s released on his own signature to promise to come back to court,” the

Decarlos Brown Jr allegedly stabbed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. ‘I got that white girl,’ he apparently said shortly after the incident.