Crime
Bystanders Tried To Help Charlotte Stabbing Victim In Her Dying Moments
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Newly released footage from the murder of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, N.C. captures the moments when bystanders tried to help her as she bled on the floor of a public train.
Passengers gathered around in an apparent attempt to massage Iryna Zarutska’s wounds after she was fatally stabbed on the night of Aug. 22, as shown in extended video footage released Tuesday by Headline USA. The suspect, a mentally ill homeless man with a lengthy criminal record, now faces local and federal charges and could be put to death if convicted in federal court, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday.
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The assailant, identified as DeCarlos Brown, is seen on surveillance video seated behind Zarutska for several minutes before suddenly standing up, raising his arm and stabbing her three times. Zarutska, 23, looked up in shock as the stabber began pacing around the train, blood dripping from him.
Zarutska put her face in her hands and slowly tipped over, falling unconscious, as the suspect remarked, “I got that white girl. I got that white girl,” the video shows. One of Zarutska’s stab wounds was to the middle of her throat, according to a police affidavit. Brown was later found on an outbound platform for the light rail system, police said.
After passengers gathered around Zarutska, a young man was seen laying her on her back as blood began spilling across the floor of the train and appeared to wipe her neck with napkins. One person was heard exclaiming, “Oh, my God” as others became aware of the situation.
Another man and woman bent over to assist the young man, who temporarily took off his shirt to apply it to Zarutska’s body. The group of bystanders was seen lifting her body toward a wider space on the floor of the train as they waited for police to arrive.
Zarutska emigrated from Ukraine with her family to the U.S. in 2022 to escape Russia’s invasion of the country, according to her obituary. Her family has chosen to have her buried in the U.S. because “she loved America,” U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said Tuesday.
Brown had at least 14 prior arrests on his record and was released from jail in January on a “written promise to appear” after being charged with misusing the 911 system during one of his mental episodes. Brown’s mother told local media that he had a history of aggressive behavior and should not have been allowed on the streets.
The DOJ said Tuesday it has not ruled out the possibility of civil rights charges for the murder. “We will seek the maximum penalty for this unforgivable act of violence — he will never again see the light of day as a free man,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.
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The Utah Department of Public Safety has released photos depicting the person of interest connected to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Although law enforcement uncovered the rifle used to kill Kirk during a Wednesday event at Utah Valley University, a manhunt for the shooter remains ongoing. Authorities had initially detained two individuals at different times following the shooting but released them after determining neither was involved.
Authorities in Utah are looking for this man in relation to Wednesday’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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The two blurry images, circulated by Utah DPS Thursday, depict what appears to be a white male wearing sunglasses, a hat, and dark clothing. Authorities have not officially confirmed the person of interest’s race, sex, or age.
Utah DPS is encouraging anyone with information on the person to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit digital media tips to https://tips.fbi.gov/digitalmedia/f4507712a3b2893.
The FBI is also offering up to $100,000 for “information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk.”
Authorities in Utah are looking for this man in relation to the Wednesday assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder and ally of President Donald Trump took a bullet to the neck while speaking at his “American Comeback Tour” on UVU’s campus. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, leaving behind his wife and two children under the age of five.
School authorities traced the shots to the roof of the Losee Center, about 200 yards from the outdoor event.
Kirk’s death sent shockwaves across the political sphere, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle condemning the shooting Wednesday afternoon. Calling Kirk “a truly Great American Patriot,” Trump ordered all American flags to be lowered to half-mast until Sunday evening.
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The weapon believed to have been used in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been recovered; however, a manhunt remains ongoing for the suspected shooter.
Authorities held a briefing Thursday morning indicating that investigators recovered a “high-powered bolt action rifle” in a wooded area near the shooting site. Investigators say the “suspect blended in well with a college institution,” believing the suspect to be college aged. They say they have “images of the suspect.”
Investigators also said they made progress overnight in tracking the movements of the suspect before and after the shooting.
“We were able to track the movements of the shooter; starting at 11:52 a.m. the subject arrived on campus, shortly away from campus. We have tracked his movements onto the campus, through the stairwells up to the roof, across the roof to a shooting location. After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building and fled off of the campus and into a neighborhood,” according to the commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, Beau Mason.
The suspected rifle used in the shooting is being sent to an FBI laboratory for analysis. In addition to the recovered weapon, investigators say they collected footwear impressions, a palm print and forearm imprints; however, they didn’t indicate where they were collected.
Ammunition found inside the rifle contained engraved messages of transgender and antifascist ideology, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Kirk was shot in the neck shortly before 12:30 p.m. MDT Wednesday during a campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. About 3,000 people were in attendance, and the shooting was captured by multiple spectators and posted to social media.
Two individuals were briefly detained and questioned in relation to the shooting, but were later released, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Videos circulating show a shadowy figure, appearing to be dressed in black clothing, who can be seen on a rooftop approximately 200 yards from where Kirk was speaking. The figure can be seen running shortly after the shooting.
The FBI, along with the Utah Department of Public Safety, is leading the investigation.
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