killing of Iryna Zarutska

When

22 Aug 2025

Kind

Murder

Killed

1

Coordinates

35.21° N, 80.86° W

Description

August 2025 murder of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Injured

0

2025 stabbing in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

On August 22, 2025, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman, was killed at the East/West Boulevard station on the Lynx Blue Line, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who had fled her country because of the Russian invasion, was fatally stabbed from behind while seated on the train.

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