Overview
- Oscar Solarzano, 33, also known as Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and related counts and was ordered held without bond at a Monday hearing, with his next court date set for December 30.
- Police say Solarzano stabbed 24-year-old Kenyon Kareem-Shemar Dobie during an argument on the LYNX Blue Line; Dobie remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
- Homeland Security officials say Solarzano is undocumented and was removed from the U.S. in 2018 and 2021, and ICE has lodged an arrest detainer citing prior convictions for robbery and illegal reentry.
- Court proceedings revealed Solarzano had been banned from Charlotte Area Transit System property in October, while CATS and CMPD report expanded security since the August fatal train stabbing.
- President Trump publicly criticized city leadership over the attack, and federal officials pointed to last month’s Operation Charlotte’s Web, which made more than 400 arrests, as tensions with local authorities persist.