23-year-old Ukrainian refugee killed on North Carolina transit system

North Carolina police are investigating the slaying of a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman on board a Charlotte Area Transit System train last month.

North Carolina police are investigating the slaying of a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman on board a Charlotte Area Transit System train last month.

The victim, who was identified by police as Iryna Zarutska, had recently come to the U.S. from Ukraine to escape the war with Russia, according to a GoFundMe started by her family. Her death has generated national attention and outrage from President Donald Trump.

Officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the 1800 block of Camden Road following a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon on Aug. 22, according to a police news release. Zarutska had been stabbed on the LYNX Blue Line train near the light rail station, WCNC reported.

Iryna Zarutska.via GoFundMeOfficers found the 23-year-old had sustained knife wounds, and she was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was identified as a suspect in the stabbing, police said. He was taken to a local hospital "with non-life-threatening injuries sustained at the time of the incident" and will be arrested and charged with first-degree murder upon his release.