A voice, incomprehensible, yet haunting, echoed through the chaos as a Ukrainian refugee lay dying.
Iryna Zarutska, 23, fled war-torn Ukraine in 2022 with her family, seeking safety and a new life in Charlotte, North Carolina. On 22 August 2025, she boarded a city light-rail train and, moments later, was fatally stabbed in a random, unprovoked attack. The harrowing incident was caught on surveillance video, including the disturbing words: 'I got that white girl', though it remains unknown who uttered them or why.
