Light rail stabbing: Graphic video shows moments before, after woman killed in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Video footage released Friday shows the moments leading up to and following the deadly August stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte light rail.

WBTV on Friday, Sept. 5 obtained surveillance video of a deadly stabbing that happened two weeks earlier on the Lynx Blue Line light rail system in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can watch our edit of that video below.

At around 9:50 p.m. on Aug. 22, a light rail passenger stabbed Iryna Zarutska, 23, several times. Officials said she was stabbed in the throat at least one time. Zarutska was pronounced dead on the light rail.

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Zarutska’s killing. Brown was ordered last week to remain in jail and undergo a competency evaluation.

WBTV obtained surveillance footage of the deadly Aug. 22 stabbing on Sept. 5. We are choosing to not show the moment of the actual attack, which is, of course, violent and graphic.

You can watch WBTV’s edited version, which shows several clips from multiple angles on the rail car. The suspected attacker, identified as Brown, can be seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt in the video. Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee can be seen wearing a black t-shirt and hat -- what appears to be a work uniform.