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Iryna Zarutska, 23, a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, was fatally stabbed in a seemingly random train attack on 22 August 2025. Surveillance video captures a chilling statement — 'I got that white girl' — as investigators continue probing motive. Suspect faces federal and state charges.

Decarlos Brown Jr. could spend life in prison or face the death penalty because of the new federal charge

The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is under pressure to resign following her comments about the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. Critics say her response showed more compassion for the alleged killer than for the victim. Here's what to know about her age, family, career and the growing controversy.

The killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte and a Chicago professor's gunpoint memory fuel debate over Trump's plan to deploy troops.

Warning: Distressing footage – Donald Trump claims the opposition to blame for Iryna Zarutska’s tragic killing for ‘refusing to put bad people in jail’

Cuts to humanitarian aid by the United States government under Donald Trump are triggering a global dismantling of humanitarian infrastructure, which is severely undermining asylum systems.

Wikipedia faces backlash after editors tried to delete the page on Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska's fatal train stabbing, sparking outrage from Elon Musk and others.