State lawmakers are examining ways to restart the death penalty in North Carolina — one of a series of possible legislative moves in the wake of a fatal stabbing in Charlotte. Senate leader Phil Berger discussed the effort Thursday at a press conference alongside House Speaker Destine Hall, where the two offered broad strokes of proposed legislation they plan to file later this month.

Executions are legal in North Carolina but have been put on hold since 2006 due to a series of lawsuits. But the practice has been in the spotlight as lawmakers seek to respond to the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska , a 23-year-old Ukrainian, in Charlotte last month.

How a North Carolina stabbing sparked a political firestorm, and why everyone from Trump to the state auditor is weighing in

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