Legislative leaders said a bill will come out later this month when the legislature reconvenes for a few days.

Decarlos Brown Jr has been arrested for the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in North Carolina in August.

While it is not unusual for presidents to speak out about high-profile killings, they typically do not publicly urge prosecutors to pursue a certain punishment.

Finding a route to reactivating the death penalty and tighter oversight of magistrates is expected in legislative proposals when the North Carolina General Assembly returns the week of Sept. 22.

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, who was arrested on Aug. 22 after he fatally stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, was charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of North Carolina with committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system, which could make him eligible for the death penalty, the DOJ said on Tuesday.

North Carolina lawmakers laid out potential legislative changes on Thursday in the wake of Charlotte’s deadly light rail stabbing.

President Donald Trump called for the death penalty for the suspect in the murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday.

The stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte train has ignited a political blame game as Republicans and Democrats each seek to accuse the other side of sharing responsibility for her death.

The status of the death penalty in North Carolina could receive renewed attention after President Trump called for the suspect in the Charlotte light rail stabbing to receive a death sentence.