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Mayor Responds To Video Of Murder Released
Well, that didn’t take long. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles just stepped up to the mic after a horrific, broad-daylight murder on her city’s public transit system — and delivered the kind of word salad that makes you wonder…
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About Vi Lyles
Viola Alexander Lyles is an American politician who served as the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 2017 to 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Lyles was a member of the Charlotte City Council before taking office as mayor.
Everything about Vi Lyles →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 28, 1952