Charlotte community mourns the Ukrainian artist who was killed on light railway transit

Charlotte – She escaped from the war in Ukraine in the hope of building a new life in the United States. Instead, Irina Zarutska, 23, stabbed death in an unjustified attack while riding a Charlotte railway train The house from work.

For her neighbors, the tragedy has become more painful every time they walk to their homes and see the flowers she drew – bright strikes of pink and vegetables, signed with her sensitive hand.

Jeeran told Hunterzville, a suburb of Charlotte where Zarutska lived once with her family, Fox News Digital that they met for the first time with the Ukrainian refugee through a local group on Facebook, where she published that she was looking for opportunities for paint, and offered the addition of flowers or murals to homes.

One of the neighbors said: “It came and made some samples for us, and we still have it.” “It was here a few days, drawing the upper floor, and we got to know it.”

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Although its limited English, it is quickly connected to it through translation applications.

One of the neighbors recalls: “You did not know the English language at the time, so we used Google’s translation,” one of the neighbors recalls. “She was just a true sweet girl. Very shy, but she is very smart.”

The family has noticed that it is working on learning the English language so that it can find more opportunities. The neighbors even gave her a computer to help her study.

Zarutska spent days on the upper floor in one family home, with a break to share life stories In Ukraine.

I remembered another neighbor: “She was very cheerful and excited.” “We had some good moments with her.”

Who is Erina Zarutska, the Ukrainian refugees who were killed in the Charlotte train attack?

She is described by her obituary as a graduate of the Kiev College in Kiev, with a certificate in art and restoration. The most prominent loved ones are their deep creativity, animal love, and design to continue learning.

“Erina will remember her kindness, creativity, and the permanent impression she left on every person she met. Her absence leaves a deep vacuum, but her soul will remain forever in the hearts of those who loved her.”

On August 22, the police say Zarutska was ambushed as it was riding on the light railway from its function in Zepeddie. The authorities say that the observation video shows Dicarlos Diguan Brown Junior. She stabbed her three times in what the investigators described as an “apparently unjustified” attack. She was still wearing her official uniform at the time.

Ross Ferguson, the American lawyer for the western region North Carolina, He emphasized the tragedy at a press conference on Tuesday.

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“It is a refugee. It literally came to the United States from a bomb shelter in Ukraine to escape the war,” he said. “She was walking on her day. She was returning home from working on a light rail train, as we all did all the time. She was brutally killed.”

Brown is charged at the state level with First degree killing He is now facing a federal charge of committing a deadly law on the public transport system. Representatives of prosecution are looking for life for life without conditional release and they review whether the case is eligible for the death penalty.

The court documents obtained by Fox News Digital reveals Brown Wide criminal backgroundIt extends more than a decade. Its record includes convictions of theft, breach and entry in 2013, and armed theft in 2015.

The issue caught the national attention. president Donald Trump Brown was called “madness” and used the incident to argue in laws that issued a more striking ruling and a greater federal participation in violent crime cases.

Locally, the community was shaken. “It was very smart, very talented and very artistic,” said one of the neighbors. “You could have taken the world through the storm with its potential.”

A video showing a shred

Zarutska’s artistic work now holds a new meaning for those who knew it.

Another neighbor said: “She had a skill for this – to put the colors down and mix them and get what is going on in your mind exactly.

Another referred to a simple flower drawn at the corner of their house. “This is simple, but for me, it is very special,” the neighbor said. “I am very happy because I showed her.”

The neighbors say that their work lives in their homes and hearts. “Every time I come here, I say her name. Her memory is here every day.”

Although their time with her was summary, the neighbors were injured by their intelligence and leadership.

Others recalled talks about the differences between life in Ukraine and Charlotte. She did not have a driver’s license, instead dependent on public transportation – something she made clear was common in her hometown.

JENEAN Fornges, the former publisher of Huntersville Living Magazine, worked on a story about the Zarutska family in 2023.

“They were just a very sweet family, and it was honorable to offer them all,” Forenses told Fox News Digital. “I was very inspired by the preparation of the family there. Children were young and sweet, and they were very excited about being here in the country for the first time.

“They just came. I don’t think they were speaking English even at that point. They have been literally, but they were excited, and they enjoyed a lot of pictures, just as I was just a kind of absurdity and gentle. I remember Iryna. It was very sweet, polite, very happy and very Saudis.

“Now it is very sad and sad that I cannot even find words to express it,” she added. “It is only difficult to raise my head about what happened to us.”

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In the days after her death, those who know her say they are responsible to keep her memory alive.

“Say her name. Make her real,” one of the neighbors said.

For her neighbors, the flowers that left behind her more than art – they are a reminder of the young woman who was dreaming of building a new life in America.

During a mobile part of the press conference on Tuesday, Ferguson shared a message from the Zarutska family.

“After the death of Irina, The embassy in Ukraine He called and said: “We will help you bring her home.” But her family said no. They told us that she loves America, and they wanted to bury it here. So I think we can give it to America to be proud of it. ”

Sarah Rambv from Fox News Digitter contributed to this report.