CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles says she does not plan to request the National Guard to assist with cracking down on crime in the city. This comes after Vice President JD Vance suggested the Mayor and Governor should ask the federal government for assistance with public safety and crime.

In a hangar at the Concord Airport in front of a crowd of about 100 people surrounded by law enforcement officers and swat vehicles, VP Vance blamed state and local leadership for Iryna Zarutska’s murder on the light rail Wednesday afternoon.

“I think every politician who didn’t work hard to keep violent criminals behind bars deserves to have some of the blame,” VP Vance said. “When we look at an American community where people are suffering because of violent crime, our response is, we want t

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