Zarutska’s death highlights the vulnerability and the rising issue of violent crime in urban areas.

“She was always very helpful, very supportive, and just had a heart of gold. It makes me sick to think that she’s gone.”
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CHARLOTTE, NC – A 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, who fled her war-torn homeland seeking safety in the United States, was brutally stabbed to death at a North Carolina train station on the evening of August 22, 2025.