Light Rail shooting victim’s father speaks about violence ahead of City Council safety meeting

Charlotte City leaders are sitting down to discuss plans that could make public transportation safer.

A push for change sparked after the deadly stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the light rail. Monday, the city council will hold a special meeting to discuss the safety and security of the CATS transit system.

The city is hoping to expand the security enforcement zones to create a safer space in the areas around transit services. Monday’s city council meeting will look to take up a measure that would allow private security to cover territory around the transit center and down the rail trail…

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