Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking to the head of the Mecklenburg County GOP, Kyle Kirby, about Monday night's vigil for Light Rail stabbing victim Iryna Zarutska. Kirby is a member of the Charlotte government who organized the vigil for Zarutska, and he discusses how he was able to coordinate this event. He mentions that several groups, such as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the Protestant Ukrainian Church, and the West Charlotte ministry, all reached out to help organize this important event for the community. He also mentions that public interest in the vigil has ballooned from an initial estimate of drawing 500 to 1,000 people to a revised estimate of just over 5,000 people. This increase in anticipated attendance has brought in a greater emphasis on security for the event. Monday night's vigil will take place at the East/West Boulevard Light Rail station starting at 8 PM.

Jensen then goes on to talk about an innocent 4-year-old boy who was murdered this week by men arguing over a stolen car. He shares a sound bite from WBTV Channel 3, where reporter Michael Warrick investigates the shooting and its potential causes. Warrick remarks that investigators believe that someone in the boy's home, looking at the group of men out of a window, is a potential cause of this tragic act of violence. He goes on to mention that police across metro Charlotte have gone on to link the four men involved in this incident to at least three other car burglaries across the city.

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