Storm victim Richard Schwartz was state Asst. Attorney General
UPDATED WITH STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR
The only known casualty of last night’s wild storm has been identified as 61-year-old Cobble Hill resident Richard Schwartz.
The freak accident occured just after 8 p.m. Schwartz was just blocks from his home when lightning struck Christ Church on Clinton Street. The bolt sent one of the church’s spires crashing into the sanctuary, which in turn landed on scaffolding that collapsed onto the unsuspecting victim.