The 2025 primary election is occurring as Charlotte finds itself in the national spotlight after a gruesome, fatal train stabbing.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is coming under fire for her woke comments calling for compassion for the deranged vagrant who is accused of viciously murdering a Ukrainian refugee on a train in the city last month.

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Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed Aug. 22 while riding on a Charlotte Blue Line light rail train.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is now getting ripped not just locally, but on a national level, for her response to the deadly light rail stabbing.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles argues that Americans need to have more "compassion" for the homeless after homeless man, Decarlos Brown Jr., stabbed a woman in the throat. Lyles appeared to come out against arresting homeless maniacs, arguing that "we will never arrest our way out"… pic.twitter.com/8EXhQw65eR

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said Monday that the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on the city's light rail system was "a tragic failure by the courts and magistrates" and announced new steps to increase transit security.

A 23-year-old woman was killed in a sudden, unprovoked train stabbing, with prosecutors saying she had little chance to defend herself.