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Stabbing on North Carolina commuter train draws Trump's attention amid immigration crackdown
U.S.
Stabbing on North Carolina commuter train draws Trump's attention amid immigration crackdown
By Kiki Intarasuwan
December 7, 2025 / 5:18 PM EST / CBS News
Another stabbing on a commuter train in Charlotte, North Carolina, has drawn the attention of President Trump amid his administration's crackdown on immigration. ... The incident occurred on Friday after 33-year-old Oscar Solarzano allegedly entered the Charlotte Area Transit System's Blue Line light rail train and got into an argument with another passenger, according to authorities. The victim was in critical but stable condition, police said.
"It does not appear this was a random act of violence, but an altercation between two individuals that escalated," a transit spokesperson said in a statement.
Mr. Trump on Saturday posted to Truth Social, reacting to the incident, "Another stabbing by an Illegal Migrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. What's going on in Charlotte? Democrats are destroying it, like everything else, piece by piece!!!"
Solarzano was arrested nearby by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on Friday evening and taken into custody, officials said. In court records from Solarzano's release hearing, a court appearance where a judge determines if a suspect can leave jail before trial, a magistrate noted Solarzano is undocumented and "has been deported previously."
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Stabbing on North Carolina commuter train draws Trump's attention amid immigration crackdown
By Kiki Intarasuwan
December 7, 2025 / 5:18 PM EST / CBS News
Another stabbing on a commuter train in Charlotte, North Carolina, has drawn the attention of President Trump amid his administration's crackdown on immigration. ... The incident occurred on Friday after 33-year-old Oscar Solarzano allegedly entered the Charlotte Area Transit System's Blue Line light rail train and got into an argument with another passenger, according to authorities. The victim was in critical but stable condition, police said.
"It does not appear this was a random act of violence, but an altercation between two individuals that escalated," a transit spokesperson said in a statement.
Mr. Trump on Saturday posted to Truth Social, reacting to the incident, "Another stabbing by an Illegal Migrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. What's going on in Charlotte? Democrats are destroying it, like everything else, piece by piece!!!"
Solarzano was arrested nearby by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on Friday evening and taken into custody, officials said. In court records from Solarzano's release hearing, a court appearance where a judge determines if a suspect can leave jail before trial, a magistrate noted Solarzano is undocumented and "has been deported previously."
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