CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Members of Congress are in Charlotte on Monday for a high-profile field hearing, following the murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who was stabbed to death last month while riding the light rail.

Zarutska was attacked by Decarlos Brown, a man she had never met, who was sitting behind her. The crime has sparked outrage and renewed focus on public safety and violent crime.

On Monday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight will convene at the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building to examine violent crime in and around Charlotte.

The hearing, titled “Victims of Violent Crime,” will focus on issues like pretrial release policies and how repeat violent offenders are handled in the justice system.

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