CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Nearly two weeks after a deadly stabbing on Charlotte’s Blue Line light rail, leaders from across the Charlotte metro met to review and discuss safety and security on public transit.
23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed on the light rail in South End the night of August 22. The violent attack is what spurred Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles to call a special meeting of the Metro Transit Commission on Wednesday morning.
“This is time for us to really take a moment and say what are the things we can do immediately and what are the things we have to do incrementally,” said Lyles…