Horrific video footage showed the moment a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee was stabbed to death on a light rail train in North Carolina. Law enforcement authorities identified the victim as Iryna Zarutska. Zarutska sustained multiple stab wounds during an attack that happened at the East/West Boulevard light rail station in South End, Charlotte. Woman Who Fled War-Torn Ukraine Stabbed To De*th In The United States "As a result of the continued investigation, Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was identified as a suspect in this case. Brown was transported to Atrium Health with non-life-threatening injuries sustained at the time of the incident," the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department stated. "Brown will be arrested upon his release. He is charged with First Degree Murder," it added. Footage below: [WARNING - EXTREMELY GRAPHIC] More from the New York Post: The surveillance footage, released Friday by the Charlotte Area Transit System or CATS, shows Zarutska boarding the train in her pizzeria uniform at 9:46 p.m. and sitting, looking at her phone, unaware of the danger behind her. Just four minutes later, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. allegedly whips out a folding knife and lunges forward, stabbing her three times, at least once in the neck, police said. The chilling video then appears to show Brown then walking through the rail car, stripping off his sweatshirt and waiting by the doors — as passengers began to notice blood dripping from him. Zarutska, who grabbed her neck as blood spilled onto the train floor, collapsed in her seat and was pronounced dead on the light rail, investigators said. Additional footage: A news station walked through what happened to Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte when an animal brutally attacked her, unprovoked. He didn’t have a train ticket and shouldn’t have even been on in the first place. You should not have to live like this. pic.twitter.com/6YXuvDGfLl — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 6, 2025 The U.S. Sun provided further info: The haunting ordeal unfolded on the on the Lynx Blue Line at around 9:50pm on August 22. In the moments following the horrific attack, the suspect walked away from Iryna, going into another carriage before fellow passengers started to notice blood dripping from him. Brown was also somehow injured in the attack, according to reports. Minutes after the deadly stabbing, the knifeman exited the train at the next stop, before authorities located him shortly after. A heartbreaking GoFundMe for Iryna said the Ukrainian had "recently arrived in the United States, seeking safety from the war and hoping for a new beginning". The fundraiser, which was set up for her family, also said: "Tragically, her life was cut short far too soon… This is an irreparable loss for her family." Brown has been arrested multiple times since 2011. His offences include larceny, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and communicating threats. WCNC provided additional coverage: