Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is facing backlash after responding to the brutal stabbing of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee by saying the city “will never arrest our way out” of issues like homelessness and mental health. In her first statement following the murder, Lyles emphasized that the suspect appeared to have mental health issues and claimed that the transit system in Charlotte is “by and large” safe. A GoFundMe created by Zautska’s family noted that she had recently arrived in the United States to seek “safety from the war and hoping for a new beginning.”
Author: Hayden Cunningham
Published at: 2025-09-07 21:20:41
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