Zarutska sadly died from her injuries, and Decarlos Brown Jr. has since been arrested and charged with her murder.
The news of Zarustka’s death made headlines across the globe after harrowing footage of her final moments was shared by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS).
In the video, a man thought to be Brown was sat on the train when Zarustka got onboard and sat in front of him.
The Ukrainian refugee was minding her own business when Brown all of a sudden pulled out a knife and stabbed her in the neck multiple times in what can only be described as a random attack.
Now, DaBaby – who grew up in North Carolina – has reimagined the devastating event in his new music video. However, instead of Zarustka being slain, the rapper saves her.
He then escorts the man who went to stab her off the train, where security is waiting for them.
The video has left people divided: while some have celebrated DaBaby bringing awareness about Zarustka’s death, others branded the rapper as ‘sick’.
One critic said: “Turning a tragedy into a cash grab moment is just sick.”
“This is not showing tribute, dababy is sick bro,” echoed another person, as a third said: “DaBaby turning a real-life tragedy into a self insert hero arc is… wild.”
“He is so weird this is so disrespectful,” added someone else.
A different person pointed out: “He could have provided financial support for the woman’s family, but instead did this.”
Not everyone has taken issue with the song and music video, though.
Somebody commented on the rapper’s YouTube video: “A lot of people are hating on him for making this, but I’m glad a celebrity finally brought some attention to what happened.”
“Wow, DaBaby just gained some seriously massive respect in my book,” said a second, adding: “Thank you for having the courage to bring attention to this tragedy. Using your voice for good like this is truly admirable.”
“Genuinely a beautiful song by DaBaby, never thought I’d say that,” a third went on to say.
What do you think of the music video?