CHARLOTTE, N.C – The brutal murder of a woman on Charlotte’s Light Rail Train is now getting national attention with President Trump weighing in. Close to two weeks after the murder, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is announcing new safety measures after initially seeming to defend the suspect.

In the next two weeks, the mayor says you’ll start to see more officers on bikes and UTVs patrolling the area. The video of the deadly stabbing has federal and local lawmakers putting pressure on city leaders to make transit safer.

“A lunatic just got up and started. It’s right on the tape. Not not really watchable because it’s so horrible,” President Trump said.

Police say a man experiencing homelessness stabbed Iryna Zarutska on August 22nd on the Lynx Blue Line near the East West station. In a statem

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