RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- ABC11 sat down with State Auditor Dave Boliek on Thursday, who announced his office would be launching an investigation into CATS, the Charlotte Area Transportation System.

The investigation comes days after a video of a random stabbing that killed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was released, which showed her being attacked while sitting on the CATS system. That killing and video have led to a national uproar over public safety and the judicial system's handling of criminal defendants.

"We're honoring her family's wishes by looking into this and investigating. We're also doing it for the service workers who use the CAT system every day to get to and from work, we're doing it for the UNC Charlotte students," Boliek said.

Boliek said the investigation -- which was a

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