Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is launching an investigation of North Carolina’s Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) following the horrific murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska which took place on August 22.

According to a press release , the investigation “will review the transit agency’s security spending, safety plans, and ongoing risks to operators and customers being assaulted on the system.” As such, the FTA is requiring CATS to provide plans and actions to “reduce crime and fare evasion on the transit system,” as well as “funds from all sources that are programmed to improve the security of passengers and workers.”

“Despite the media and the Charlotte Mayor’s best efforts to censor this trag

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