Mayor Vi Lyles of Charlotte, North Carolina, won Tuesday's Democratic Party mayoral primary in an election overshadowed the past few days by the deadly stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee aboard a city train.

The stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska last month on a light-rail train by a man with a history of mental illness and over a dozen arrests quickly grabbed national attention and reignited a conversation about crime after security video of the gruesome attack was released and went viral.

Lyles' response to the slaying has been criticized, and Republicans claim the mayor and other Democrats are too soft on people with criminal records.

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While not specifically criticizing the mayor, President Donald Trump on Monday argued that the victim's "blood is on the hands of the Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail."

Trump also placed blame for Zarutska's killing on former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who is now running for the Senate in battleground North Carolina in a crucial 2026 showdown that may determine if Republicans keep control of the chamber.

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The Charlotte killing came amid Trump's focus this summer on spotlighting horrific crimes in Democrat-controlled cities as he moves federal forces into urban areas.

Decarlos Brown Jr., who is Black, was arrested soon after the stabbing and charged with first-degree murder. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice charged Brown with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.

According to police records, he was arrested 14 times over the past 12 years.

Lyles, who is Charlotte’s first Black female mayor, faced four lesser-known challengers in the Democratic primary, with the killing increasingly in the spotlight.

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One of the mayor's rivals, Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel, accused Lyles' response of being a "day late and a dollar short."

Lyles now advances to the general election in the Democrat-dominated city against Republican nominee Terrie Donovan, a real estate agent who had already made crime her top issue even before the killing. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report

Nepal's protests against the government turned violent across the Himalayan nation on Tuesday with officials confirming that at least 19 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded, Reuters reported.

Demonstrators, mainly young people from Generation Z, torched parliament and the homes of government officials, stormed prisons, and forced the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in the nation's capital of Kathmandu.

Reports from local media said protesters allegedly set the home of former prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal on fire with his wife, Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar, inside the Dallu residence. 

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She was critically burned, the New York Times reported, and was rushed to Kirtipur Burn Hospital, her family said.

Violent protests erupted last week after the government banned major social media platforms, including Facebook, X, and YouTube. 

Although the ban was revoked, demonstrators said they would continue until parliament was dissolved, with many unhappy with the current political parties, blaming them for corruption, the Associated Press reported. 

"I am here to protest about the massive corruption in our country," student Bishnu Thapa Chetri told the AP. "The country has gotten so bad that, for us youths, there is no grounds for us to stay."

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Oli, whose own home was also set on fire, resigned Tuesday. Black smoke was seen billowing from the Singha Durbar palace complex, which is the government’s main administrative home.

Officials also confirmed that two prisons in western Nepal were stormed, leading to the escape of nearly 900 inmates.

The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu has urged citizens to avoid large gatherings. 

Nepal’s army chief, Ashok Raj Sigdel, warned the military could "take control of the situation" if the violence continues, though he appealed to demonstrators for dialogue.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Nepal Government office for comment.