Tag: Charlotte
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Suspect Arrested in Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing Following Earlier Tragedy
The city of Charlotte is contending with another stabbing on its light rail system, months after the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee served as a flashpoint for the crime debate in major American cities. The stabbing on Friday, which left one person seriously injured, happened on Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line – the same route…
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Deported Suspect Arrested in Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing
This incident comes less than four months after a deadly stabbing on the Blue Line claimed the life of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man is in custody after a reported stabbing on the Charlotte Area Transit System Blue Line light rail early Friday evening, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said. Medic confirmed it responded…
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Oscar Solorzano: Twice Deported Immigrant Charged in Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing
An illegal immigrant, who is identified as Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia, was taken into custody in connection with a stabbing on a light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina.While investigating the case, the police discovered that the 33-year-old suspect was actually deported twice back to his country. Solorzano-Garcia was issued a final deportation order in 2018 and…