Video of deadly Charlotte light rail stabbing receives national attention
TO US.
>> RIGHT NOW AT 5 O'CLOCK,
NORTH CAROLINA'S IN THE
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AFTER A
WOMAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH ON A
LIGHT RAIL TRAIN MORE THAN 2
WEEKS AGO. AND IT WAS ALL
CAUGHT ON VIDEO. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. I'M GERALD OWENS
AND I'M ASHLEY WROTE TODAY
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TALKED
ABOUT THE STABBING.
>> DURING A SPEECH AT THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE,
WRAL'S GRACE HALL AND HAS MORE
ON WHY IT'S GAINING ATTENTION
NOW AND HOW STATE AND NATIONAL
LEADERS ARE RESPONDING. GRACE.
>> AND 23 YEAR-OLD ROOTS GO WAS
KILLED ON A CAT'S LIGHT RAIL
TRAIN IN CHARLOTTE ON AUGUST.
22ND. YOU SEE HER PICTURE RIGHT
HERE. 34 YEAR-OLD TO CARLOS
BROWN IS CHARGED WITH
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN HER
DEATH. A WARNING. WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO AND IT
IS GOING TO BE DISTURBING FOR
SOME VIEWERS. CHARLOTTE TRANSIT
SYSTEM RELEASED SHIRT,
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE
STABBING IN A NEW SEASON ROUTES
COULD GET ON THE BUS AND SIT IN
THE FRONT ROW OF BROWN AT ONE
POINT, BROWN REACHES INTO HIS
POCKET QUICKLY GETS UP AND
LIFTS HIS HAND. WE'RE GOING TO
STOP THE VIDEO. THERE IS A RISK
OF DIED OF HER INJURIES.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS
FIRST ASKED ABOUT THE STABBING
BY REPORTER YESTERDAY AT THE
TIME. HE SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF
THE SITUATION. BUT TODAY HE
SPOKE ABOUT THE MURDER DURING
HIS REMARKS AT THE MUSEUM OF
THE BIBLE IN WASHINGTON, D.C..
>> I JUST GIVE MY LOVE AND HOPE
TO THE FAMILY OF THE YOUNG
WOMAN WHO WAS STABBED THIS
MORNING OR LAST NIGHT IN
CHARLOTTE.
BY A MADMAN LUNATIC JUST GOT
UP AND STARTED TO TRADE ON THAT
TAPE. THAT'S NOT REALLY
WATCHABLE BECAUSE IT'S SO
HORRIBLE.
>> AND AGAIN, JUST TO CLARIFY
THE STABBING DID HAPPEN MORE
THAN 2 WEEKS AGO. BUT THAT
VIDEO IS THE NEW THING HERE
IS JUST RELEASED IN THE LAST
FEW DAYS AND IT HAS REALLY
BROUGHT THE CASE INTO THE
SPOTLIGHT. GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN
WENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY
CALLING FOR STATE LAWMAKERS
TO PASS HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
RECRUITMENT PACKAGE. SHE SAID
IN PART WE NEED MORE COPS ON
THE BEAT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
THAT'S WHY MY BUDGET CALLS FOR
MORE FUNDING TO HIRE MORE WELL
TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS.
U.S. SENATORS THOM TILLIS AND
TED BUDD BOTH CRITICIZED THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM REFERRING TO
WEAK ON CRIME JUDGES AND
PROSECUTORS AND VIOLENT
CRIMINALS WALKING FREE, NORTH
CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF
JACKSON SAYS HE HAS TOLD THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY THAT HIS
OFFICE WILL PROVIDE ANY AND
ALL SUPPORT TO DELIVER JUSTICE.
WRAL NEWS LOOKED INTO BROWN'S
CRIMINAL HISTORY SINCE 2011.
HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A
TOTAL OF 8 FELONIES AND 6
MISDEMEANORS. HE WAS IN PRISON
FOR NEARLY 6 YEARS STARTING IN
2015, BROWN WAS RELEASED IN
2020, ACCORDING TO COURT
DOCUMENTS. THE FIRST CHARGE
FOLLOWING HIS PRISON SENTENCE
WAS A MISDEMEANOR FOR MISUSE OF
THE 9-1-1. SYSTEM. AN AFFIDAVIT
SAYS BROWN CALLED 9-1-1 BECAUSE
HE BELIEVED HE WAS GIVEN A
MANMADE MATERIAL THAT
CONTROLLED WHEN HE ATE WALKED
AND TALKED. HE WAS OUT OF JAIL
AND ON A WRITTEN PROMISE TO
APPEAR FOR THAT CHARGE WHEN
THE STABBING HAPPENED. BROWN'S
ATTORNEY HAS FILED A MOTION FOR
HIS COMPETENCY TO BE EVALUATED
IN CONNECTION TO THIS MURDER
CASE IN HIS NEXT COURT HEARING
IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH
IN THE MEANTIME, CAT SAYS IT
HAS INCREASED SECURITY AND
PATROLS. THE AGENCY SHARED
PLANS TO UPGRADE ITS CAMERAS,
INCREASED STAFFING AND