Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Countless people have seen the picture of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian immigrant killed on Charlotte’s light rail. But for all of the worldwide coverage of the case, very few people knew who she was. For the first time, Iryna’s family is telling her story. READ MORE: wsoctv.com/news/local/only-9-iryna-zarutskas-family-shares-their-story-escaping-ukraine-her-american-dream/QHNW56PDIZEHDDTOBPARZIIO4M


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