CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Elon Musk said he would contribute $1,000,000 to fund murals across the country honoring Charlotte light rail stabbing victim Iryna Zarutska.
On Monday, Dec. 8, Intercom CEO Eoghan McCabe — who first proposed the idea — announced on X that the first mural had been completed in Venice, California. McCabe had originally offered $500,000 in $10,000 grants to have the murals painted in prominent U.S. cities.
Zarutska, a 23-year-old refugee who had recently fled war-torn Ukraine for Charlotte, was fatally stabbed while riding a light rail train on Friday, Aug. 22.
December light rail stabbing
Just months after Zarutska’s high-profile killing, another Charlotte light rail stabbing was reported.
The stabbing, which happened around 4:50 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, near the light rail station on 25th Street and North Brevard Street, left one person in critical condition.
According to court records, the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Oscar Solarzano, was an undocumented immigrant who had been previously deported. He was arrested in connection with Friday’s stabbing and is facing multiple charges.
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