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February 16, 2026

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Iryna Zarutska
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Federal judge blocks release of files in Zarutska murder case

January 17, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A federal judge has blocked a legislative committee from case files involving the murder of Iryna Zarutska, the young Ukrainian woman allegedly stabbed to death by Decarlos Brown Jr. on Charlotte’s light rail […]

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MATTHEWS: The other victims and near-victims on Charlotte’s public transit system

December 18, 2025 Stacey Matthews

One would think that the stabbing murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska back in August and the national backlash that ensued after it was learned the suspect, 34-year-old homeless man Decarlos Brown Jr., was […]

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Man wounded in 2nd stabbing attack on Charlotte commuter train since August

December 7, 2025 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with critically injuring another person in a stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train, just a few months after a Ukrainian refugee riding one of […]

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Body cam footage released of Decarlos Brown 911 calls

December 5, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released body cam footage of officer interactions with Decarlos Brown Jr. related to misuse of the 911 call system. Brown is accused of murdering Iryna Zarutska on the city’s […]

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Audit says CATS cut security 40%

October 9, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor released a preliminary audit report showing that the Charlotte Area Transit System, or CATS, had cut back its security force by 40% in the years […]

Keith Scott
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Queen City seeks answers after shooting, protests

September 23, 2016 admin

CHARLOTTE — A week in the Queen City that began with civilized protests surrounding the posturing and politics of House Bill 2 morphed into riots after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer shot and killed a black […]

Keith Scott, Charlotte, William Barber
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Family of Scott views police video, as man shot Wednesday night in violent demostrations dies

September 23, 2016 admin

CHARLOTTE – The family of the black man whose shooting death by police triggered two nights of riots viewed video of the episode on Thursday, as Charlotte, North Carolina, braced for the possibility of a […]

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