Trump Urges Death Penalty for Charlotte Train Killing

President Donald Trump called for a “quick” trial and the death penalty for the suspect accused of fatally stabbing a woman on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI on Tuesday announced that Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska last month, has been charged with a federal crime.

The 23-year-old Zarutska, who came to the U.S. in 2022 to escape the war in Ukraine, was on her way home from work when she was attacked on Aug. 22, allegedly by Brown, while riding the light rail in Charlotte.

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