The mayor of Charlotte remains silent on the call for Trump’s death penalty to suspect

The mayor of Charlotte, VI Lyles, made no comments on President Donald Trump’s call to impose the death penalty against Decarlos Brown Jr., the suspect accused of a deadly stabbing not caused by the Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail line.

“The animal who has so violently killed the beautiful young woman from Ukraine, who came to America in search of peace and security, should receive a quick trial ” (there is no doubt!), And has not granted the death penalty. There can be no other option !!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the capture of Brown.

The Lyles office provided Fox News Digital a long declaration from the mayor, stressing the importance of good security in transit, among other concerns, but refused to comment directly on Trump’s request.

“The city has always been well associated with the Federal Transit Authority, including earlier this year for the revision of the Trienniaux des Cats (The Transit System) which was successfully completed,” said Lyles.

“We respect the role of the ALE and take advantage of this opportunity to work with them to examine how we provide a safe service to our community.”

“We are ready and willing to work with state and federal partners to make our community better and safer.”

Lyles, a democrat, said that she would continue to seek bipartite solutions to urgent problems such as transit security as mayor of the largest city in North Carolina.

She added that cats had made several changes since the attack, notably increased security on the blue line, which extends from UNC-Charlotte to the north in Pineville, near the southern Carolina state line in the South. Zarutska was killed on the blue line.

A mugshot of Brown Decarlos and surveillance images showing brown in light rail trains. (Bureau of the Sheriff of the County of Mecklenburg; cats)

“Cats will also deploy new security teams, including bicycle patrols and urban vehicles in the coming weeks. Nearly 30 additional security staff will also be added,” said Lyles.

After Brown killed the Ukrainian refugee Zarutska, he complained to his sister that he “injured (his) hand” stabbing her before asking rhetorically why someone “would stab someone without reason”.

The mayor of Charlotte, VI Lyles, speaks during a press conference in Charlotte, NC (AP photo / Nell Redmond)

Brown also said that it was the “material used in (sound) body” which had committed the crime and that “material” should be the subject of an investigation because “you know that it is not me”.

Her sister later added that the woman who had been killed was from Ukraine or Russia and cited what she called a “war against the United States”.

Northern Carolina has always had the death penalty on books but has been under a de facto moratorium since its last execution in 2006 in the middle legal fighting Above prejudices and pharmaceutical products used in fatal injections.

Fox News Digital Sarah Rumpf-Whitten has contributed to this report.