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BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. - The Butts County sheriff is urging residents to legally arm themselves following the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train.

What we know:

Authorities said 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was killed last month when 34-year-old Decarlos Brown stabbed her three times in the throat while she was riding the Blue Line CAT train on her way home from work at a local pizzeria. Investigators said the attack appeared random.

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Brown, who has a lengthy criminal history, now faces state murder charges and a federal charge of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system, which could carry the death penalty.

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What they're saying:

Sheriff Gary Long responded Tuesday night on social media afte

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