Professional Police Services Inc. (Professional Security Services, PSS)
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2026
Zarutska family files wrongful death lawsuit against Charlotte and Professional Police Services
Lawsuit filed
The family of Iryna Zarutska filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Aug. 21, 2026, alleging that the city of Charlotte and Professional Police Services, a private security contractor for the Charlotte Area Transit System, knew of violent crime on the Lynx Blue Line but failed to take reasonable safety measures, leaving security vacancies unfilled and contributing to her fatal stabbing on Aug. 22, 2025.
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The family of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death in North Carolina, has filed a lawsuit seeking damages, alleging that the city of Charlotte and hired parties failed to prevent the circumstances that led to her killing.
The suit claims that the city of Charlotte and Professional Police Services, a private security company contracted by the Charlotte Area Transit System, were aware of violent crime issues on the city’s 9.6‑mile Lynx Blue Line but failed to take reasonable safety measures.
The wrongful death lawsuit filed on Aug. 21 alleges that Zarutska’s death was preventable.