GoFundMe has removed multiple fundraising pages supporting the man accused of brutally murdering a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train, following a storm of public outrage that branded the campaigns 'sickening' and 'horrific'.
The crowdfunding platform confirmed on 8 September 2025 that it had taken down all pages set up for Decarlos Brown Jr, the 34-year-old man charged with stabbing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska to death on the Lynx Blue Line on 22 August. The company said the campaigns breached its terms of service, which bar fundraising for individuals charged with violent crimes.
