Decarlos Brown Jr. indicted in killing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte light rail

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A grand jury has indicted Decarlos Brown Jr. for the murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed in late August while riding the Charlotte light rail.

The indictment, handed down on September 15, formally charges Brown with first-degree murder. He is accused of stabbing Zarutska on Aug. 22, while both were on the CATS Blue Line.

According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and CATS surveillance video released of the attack, there was no prior interaction between the two before Brown attacked her…

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