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Butts County sheriff urges residents to legally carry firearms.

Call to arms follows deadly train stabbing of Ukrainian refugee.

Suspect Decarlos Brown faces state and federal murder charges.

BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. - The Butts County sheriff is urging residents to legally arm themselves following the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train.

What we know:

Authorities said 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was killed last month when 34-year-old Decarlos Brown stabbed her three times in the throat while she was riding the Blue Line CAT train on her way home from work at a local pizzeria. Investigators said the attack appeared random.

Iryna Zarutksa. Courtesy of GoFundMe

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