The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is launching an investigation into the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) following the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee aboard a LYNX Blue Line train.

Iryna Zarutska, 23, died Aug. 22 after she was stabbed in the neck by a man who was said to have a mental disorder. The attack, which was recorded by a CATS surveillance camera and released to the media, has become a flashpoint in the culture war over crime, drawing comments from President Donald J. Trump and other top Republicans, as well as from some Democrats.

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The FTA, an agency under the U.S. Transportation Department, supports transit systems nationwide, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, trolleys and f

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