Democratic Mayoral Candidate Claims Mural Honoring Murdered Refugee Is Against City’s ‘Values’
A Democrat running to be the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, told a local reporter that a mural of murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska did not reflect the city’s “values.” Zarutska was stabbed to death on Aug…
A Democrat running to be the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, told a local reporter that a mural of murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska did not reflect the city’s “values.”
Zarutska was stabbed to death on Aug. 22 in Charlotte, North Carolina, while returning home from work on the city’s light rail system by DeCarlos Brown, a man with a lengthy criminal history. Democratic state Rep. David Morales discussed the pending removal of the mural from the wall of a gay club with WJAR TV, the NBC affiliate in Providence, on Monday evening.
“We’re seeing a right-wing movement that is exploiting the death of the refugee for the purposes of trying to spread division,” Morales told a reporter. “Ultimately, we want to make sure that every community member that calls Providence home feels safe … and we can both agree that this mural behind us does not reflect Providence’s values.”
Morales did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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