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Mecklenburg Sheriff Meets With DaBaby Following Unauthorized Light-Rail Video Shoot

The sit-down drew scrutiny after the rapper reenacted a recent Charlotte train killing without transit approval.

Overview

  • The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office posted a photo of Sheriff Garry McFadden meeting DaBaby, saying they discussed “important issues and potential collaborations” and telling followers to “stay tuned.”
  • Officials did not disclose what was discussed or provide details about any planned collaboration.
  • Charlotte Area Transit System said it did not authorize the “Save Me” video shoot on an active train and that security removed the crew after reports through the CATS-Pass app.
  • DaBaby’s self-directed video dramatizes the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, portrays the rapper intervening, and ends with a link to a GoFundMe that has topped $470,000.
  • Prosecutors say DeCarlos Brown Jr. is charged in the killing; he has pleaded not guilty to state murder and a federal count tied to deaths on mass transit and remains held without bond.