Overview

• Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden publicized a meeting with DaBaby in a social media post featuring a photo of the two together.
• DaBaby’s self-directed “Save Me” video reenacts the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail and portrays him intervening to stop the attack.
• CATS says the on-train filming was unauthorized and that security removed the production crew after an alert submitted through the CATS-Pass app.
• Prosecutors say DeCarlos Brown Jr. has pleaded not guilty to state murder charges and a federal count related to a death on a mass-transit system, and he remains held without bond.
• The video links to a GoFundMe for Zarutska’s family, reported at roughly $471,000 raised, and has drawn millions of views alongside criticism from local residents and transit officials.