Tag: public transit safety

Charlotte stabbing on CATS Blue Line triggers N.C. safety push as feds pursue terrorism case

North Carolina officials are moving to tighten transit security after the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light-rail train. Prosecutors say the attack was random. The suspect, Decarlos Brown, now faces federal terrorism-related charges that could carry the death penalty. The case has stirred debate over rider safety, repeat offenders, and support for refugees.