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Since the brutally murdered relatives North Carolina Light rail trains require judicial public safety reform.
In a statement shared through a lawyer, the family described her as a “kind and hardworking young woman who is loved by family and friends.”
The family said they were shocked by the sudden loss and hoped that the man was accused of killing the 23-year-old and staying in jail.
Iryna Zarutska, 23, was killed on August 22, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (@lucaveros225/instagram; wbtv; evgeniya rush/gofundme)
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“We are heartbroken.” No family has to go through this. ”
Their direct priority is to ensure responsibility for the murder case of Zarutska, they said, and stressed that the case highlighted a larger crisis on public safety.
“It was probably anyone who rode the light rail that night…we are committed to making sure that this never happens again.”
Zarutska, a refugee Departing from Ukraine, she returned home at work at a pizzeria, Decarlos Brown Jr., a man with a history of mental illness and more than a dozen arrests, fatally stabbed her in a random attack, horrible surveillance video.
The ruthless killing shocked the country and further criticized the Blue City policy that critics believed was crime.
According to police records, Brown has a history of mental illness and has been arrested 14 times in the past 12 years. He was arrested shortly after the stabbing and charged Brown with first-degree murder in the Justice Department on Tuesday. There is an extra count Perpetrated deaths on a large-scale transportation system.
The surveillance image of the Charlotte blue line shot by decarlos Brown Jr. shows the 23-year-old Iryna Iryna Iryna Iryna Zarutska before the train was shown in brown. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office; Cat)
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Zarutska family Their statements focus on transportation safety, calling for a comprehensive investigation into the safety protocols and potential errors in the Charlotte Regional Transportation System (CATS).
They said her murder highlighted the systematic collapse of transportation security and pointed to the lack of visible or effective security in the Blue Line, the failure of oversight in the contract between the cat and its private security providers and the lack of security measures they said they might prevent the attack.
The Zarutska family calls on Charlotte City officials to openly resolve transit security failures and develop reforms. They also want advocates and allies to work with them on the demands of judicial and long-term change.
Zarutska sought safety and opportunity in the United States to escape the war and established a new life in Charlotte – working at a pizzeria and studying English at a community college. (GoFundMe)
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Zarutska sought safety and opportunity in the United States to escape the war and established a new life in Charlotte – working at a pizzeria and studying English at a community college.
“That night, she texted her boyfriend that she would be home soon,” the statement said.
“Sadly, her journey ended with violence near Camden Light Railway Station. Her loved ones were shocked when she did not arrive at the apartment at the expected time, and the location of her phone reminded them that she was still at the station. After arriving at the station, they suffered a catastrophic disaster and they suffered a catastrophic understanding to understand that Iryna died at the scene.”
The family also urged the public and media to respect Zarutska’s dignity and sorrow by not re-promoting or circulating her killing footage.
