CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Hundreds of people spilled out onto light rail platforms in Uptown Charlotte Sunday morning, in anticipation of the Carolina Panthers game.

For many of them, it was their first time riding the Blue Line since the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska .

Charlotte city leaders met Friday, outlining safety improvements the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) intended to make, including new strategies against fare evasion.

Ken Branham drove up from Lexington, South Carolina, to attend the game with his son. As Branham considered whether to take the light rail, Zarutska’s murder was on his mind.

“We felt like the city or whoever probably took measures to make sure that doesn’t continue to happen,” Branham said. “I will say when we sat down, he sat on o

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