Category: U.S. News
Charlotte LYNX stabbing: Suspect faces federal charges that could bring the death penalty
Federal prosecutors charged a 34-year-old man in the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line, a count that could carry the death penalty. The attack, caught on video, fueled national outrage and political fire. The suspect is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation as family and the Ukrainian community mourn a young woman who rebuilt her life in the U.S.
