CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – The family of Iryna Zarutska, the woman who was murdered on the Blue Line train Aug. 22, is calling for justice and public safety reform.

The 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee was stabbed to death while riding the light rail, just minutes from her home. The suspect, Decarlos Brown Jr., was charged with first-degree murder and on Tuesday, the federal causing a death on a mass transportation system.

Zarutska’s family is being represented by Charlotte law firm Tin Fulton Walker & Owen. The statement comes a day after a wave of national attention and criticism to Charlotte officials more than two weeks after the crime occured.

They say she had built a new life in Charlotte after moving here three years ago. She was working full-time at a local pizzeria -- she

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