RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Images of a deadly stabbing of a young Ukrainian woman killed on a commuter train in Charlotte, North Carolina, have sparked intense scrutiny of the city’s mayor right as she is seeking the Democratic nomination on Tuesday in her bid for a fifth term.

The loudest criticism of Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles has come from Republicans and figures in the Make America Great Again movement, who say the killing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska shows how Democrats are too soft on people with criminal records. Some Democrats looking to unseat Lyles are also saying her response has been insufficient, with some last week accurately predicting President Donald Trump would draw attention to the case and use it to justify taking over law enforcement agencies in Democratic-led cities.

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