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President Trump Accused the Democrats of “destroying” Charlotte, North CarolinaAn unauthorized immigrant allegedly carried out a knife attack on the city’s light rail system on Friday, just months after another high-profile attack, this fatal one, took place on a city train against a Ukrainian refugee,
“Another stabbing by an illegal immigrant in Charlotte, North Carolina,” Trump said. wrote Saturday on Truth Social. “What’s going on inside?” charlotteThe Democrats are destroying it, piece by piece, like everything else!!!”
The comments are in response to an incident on Friday night, in which oscar solorzanoThe 33-year-old man is accused of being drunk and challenging a fellow passenger to a fight, then stabbing him.
Solórzano has been charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and other related crimes, and has been booked mecklenburg county Jail,
his alleged victim, Named in court documents Kenyon Kareem-Shemar Doby was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition, according to the Mecklenburg EMS agency. told ABC News.
In court documents, a magistrate described Solórzano as an “illegal” who had been “previously deported.”
Documents allege the 33-year-old man uttered “vague and ambiguous words” before using a “large fixed blade knife” in the attack.
Solórzano, a citizen of Honduras, has entered the United States illegally three times, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He was previously expelled in 2018, and recaptured in 2021, DHS reported IndependentIt is not known when he re-entered the United States,
,[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] “A detention has been made to ensure this illegal criminal is not released back into North Carolina’s neighborhoods,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that the county will honor the person being detained because they have a history of not cooperating with ICE.”
Solórzano is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Republicans quickly blamed local Democrats for the attack, drawing criticism after the deadly attack earlier this year Irina Zarutska was stabbed to death in August. on the city’s light rail system, a case that drew national attention and led to GOP allegations that Democratic crime policies were to blame for the incident.
“Oscar Solórzano was first deported and then re-entered our country illegally,” Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina. wrote On X. “These are the people NC’s pro-crime Democrats want to keep on the streets.”
Last month, the Trump administration Number of immigration agents increased in CharlotteOne of the few Democrat-run cities where the White House has stepped up immigration raids.
The administration framed the operation as a crackdown on violent criminals, despite internal data Obtained by CBS News It turns out that less than one-third of those arrested had prior criminal charges or convictions.
Crime has declined significantly in Charlotte throughout the year, according to officials Said According to third quarter data, murders declined by 24 percent and serious assaults declined by 19 percent in October.
After Stabbing Zarutska, Leaders increased law enforcement patrols on the light rail system.