The city of Charlotte and the private security company it hired to keep its buses and trains safe failed when an innocent 31-year-old bystander died in crossfire at the uptown transit center, a new lawsuit claims.
Qualo Daniels was shot 360 steps away from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department headquarters, according to court documents. The lawsuit filed by his family’s lawyer comes as the city and its policing strategies face criticism and several investigations over the fatal light rail stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska last month.
Zarutska, 23, died in a public knife attack on Charlotte Area Transit System’s Lynx Blue Line in late August, and her death heightened discussions about safety on and near the city’s public transit…