CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Five days after the light rail stabbing, CATS officials say Oscar Solarzano was banned from the transit system for two incidents in October. The ban didn’t stop Solarzano from getting on a light rail train on Friday night and allegedly stabbing Kenyon Dobie.

“Certainly that signals a system breakdown,” Charlotte City Councilwoman Dimple Ajmera said.

Five days after the stabbing, CATS is finally answering questions about what happened in a letter to the Mayor and City Council. Solarzano was cited back on October 8th, 2025 for bringing a knife on city property then the next day, October 9th, 2025 he was cited again for public intoxication on city property. Officials say he was banned for a year and a half at the time of the incidents. Due to a data entry error, they say o

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