CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The stabbing death of a Ukrainian woman in Charlotte is hitting the immigrant community from that war-torn country hard.
The killing happened near a CATS light rail station in South End last Friday night.
Police are accusing Charlotte resident Decarlos Brown in the murder of Iryna Zarutska.
The 23-year-old woman left Ukraine for the Charlotte area three years ago to escape her country's war with Russia.
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"Everybody was shocked, and people still are," said Anna Bondar, a Ukrainian refugee who knows Zarutska's aunt.
Bondar says Ukrainians are used to horrible news, but usually it comes from home, not North Carolina, which she calls the "bright, sunny" half of their lives.
PREVIOUS: City leaders look for transit safety solutions after stabbing death near light rail“Charlotte is considered a safe place by most people," Bondar said. "When something this dark happens here, it is truly devastating and shocking. I think that it should not happen to anyone anywhere in the world.”
Bondar says the tragedy made this week's Ukrainian Independence Day difficult to celebrate.
Dozens of family members and friends attended Zarutska's funeral Wednesday in Huntersville.
Her obituary, written by family, says she had a deep love for animals and wanted to be a veterinary assistant.
It calls her a “gifted and passionate artist,” who “shared her creativity generously, gifting family and friends with her artwork. She loved sculpting and designing unique, eclectic clothing.”
An online fundraiser has been started to help support the family.
Brown remains in the hospital as of Wednesday night and will be arrested upon his release.
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