CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles issued a statement Saturday on the deadly August stabbing of a woman on the light rail.

Video footage released Friday shows the moments leading up to and following Iryna Zarutska, 23, being stabbed on the light rail.

At around 9:50 p.m. on Aug. 22, a light rail passenger stabbed Zarutska 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.

Lyles posted on X Saturday morning saying the stabbing was a “senseless and tragic loss.”

The video of the heartbreaking attack

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