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Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor VI Lyles wins Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary election in an election covered up by a fatal stabbing in the past few days Ukrainian refugees On the city train.
The death that stabs to death Iryna Zarutska Last month, a man with a history of mental illness, on a light rail train, was arrested more than a dozen times last week, quickly attracted national attention and re-clicked a conversation about crime after releasing security footage of the horrible attack and spread.
Lyles’ response to the killing has been criticized, with Republicans claiming the mayor and other Democrats are too soft on those with criminal records.
Department of Justice attacks Charlotte train stabbing suspect and charges federally
Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor VI Lyles won the city’s Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, which was covered by a stabbing wound by Ukrainian immigrants on the city’s light rail system. (Alison Joyce/Bloomberg by Getty Image)
Although the president does not specifically criticize the mayor, Donald Trump Monday argued that the victim’s “blood is refusing to put the bad guys in the hands of Democrats in prison.”
Trump also blames former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper, who is now running for the Senate on the battlefield North Carolina In a crucial showdown in 2026, it can be decided whether Republicans maintain control of the room.
Ukrainian woman fleeing the war was stabbed to death at Charlotte light railway station
Charlotte Killings are in Trump’s This summer will focus on terrorist crimes in cities controlled by Democrats as he transfers federal forces to urban areas.
Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska came to the United States to escape her homeland war, but was stabbed to death last month in Charlotte, North Carolina. (wbtv; evgeniya is in a hurry)
Black Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested shortly after his stabbing and charged with first-degree murder. On Tuesday, the Justice Department accused Brown of one count of causing death on a mass transport system.
According to police records, he has been arrested 14 times in the past decade.
Lyles, Charlotte’s first black female mayor, faces four little-known challengers in the Democratic primary, with more and more killers being killed in the spotlight.
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One of the mayor’s rivals, Acute McDaniel, accused Lyles of the response as “a late day, a short day”.
Now, Lyles is opposing Republican nominee Terrie Donovan, a real estate agent who has made crime her number one issue even before she was killed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
