Nearly two weeks after a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee was stabbed to death aboard a Blue Line train in South End, the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) outlined new security goals on Wednesday.

At a special meeting of the Metropolitan Transit Commission, CATS interim CEO Brent Cagle called the killing of Iryana Zarutska a “senseless act of random violence.” (Police arrested DeCarlos Brown, 34, and charged him with murder.

Caglen said CATS has implemented safety measures over the past two to three years, including upgrades to camera and access-control systems, de-escalation training for CATS staff, and more.

Eric Osnes, chief safety and security officer at CATS, said security challenges include fare evasion, aging facilities and staffing. Osnes also noted a rise in CATS passengers ex

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