DaBaby Memorializes Stabbing Victim Iryna Zarutska in New…
DaBaby has released a music video that depicts him saving Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska from being fatally stabbed.
The rapper, who was raised in Charlotte, NC, where the stabbing happened, dropped the visual for the song “Save Me” that opens with news footage about the deadly incident that happened on a light rail.
When the song actually starts, DaBaby takes the perspective of a man sitting nearby who’s rapping introspectively about morals, needing love, and saving people. Once an actor who represents suspect Decarlos Brown Jr. stands up to attack the actor who’s supposed to be Zarutska, DaBaby stands up and stops him in his tracks — thus, keeping the woman alive.
Watch DaBaby’s “Save Me” video below.
Underneath the video, DaBaby shared a link to Zarutska’s GoFundMe.
After the video was released, the Charlotte Area Transit System — where the incident originally happened — shared a statement announcing they weren’t involved with the making of the video. “CATS was not involved in this filming, nor did we grant permission,” reads the statement. “This filming was reported last night via the CATS See-Say Application in the CATS-Pass App at which time security responded by escorting them off the vehicle as per the video.”
On Aug. 22, Zarutska was stabbed three times by Brown while riding the CATS light rail train. She was found with a stab wound in her neck. Brown was later located and arrested at the same station where the incident had been reported.
“The brutal attack on Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte Light Rail was a disgraceful act that should never happen in America,” said FBI Director Kash Patel in a statement. “The FBI jumped to assist in this investigation immediately to ensure justice is served and the perpetrator is never released from jail to kill again.”
Brown was charged with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system. If convicted, he’ll face a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole or death.
Brown, who was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia, had previously been arrested at least 14 times for charges ranging from robbery with a dangerous weapon to felony larceny.