Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, whose tenure was marred by Iryna Zarutska murder, suddenly resigns

Long-serving Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Vi Lyles, who faced calls to resign after urging compassion for the deranged vagrant accused of brutally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard a city train last year, announced she will leave her post just six months after being re-elected.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/charlotte-mayor-vi-lyles-whose-tenure-was-marred-by-iryna-zarutska-murder-suddenly-resigns/