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76-Year-Old Long Island Resident Charged After Flare Gun Strikes Neighbor on Video

Court records cite a felony charge alleging use of an incendiary device based on footage from the West Babylon senior complex.

Overview

  • Police say Kathleen Schuman, 76, fired a flare gun that hit 67-year-old Richard Catrone in the face outside their Belmont Vistas/Villas apartments on Sept. 8.
  • Suffolk County court records show Schuman pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault and had bond set at $30,000 with a no-contact order.
  • A judge allowed a single supervised return for Schuman to collect belongings, and she is staying with a relative pending further proceedings.
  • Home-security video obtained by news outlets captured the shooting, and investigators say the case remains under investigation with a Sept. 12 court date.
  • Catrone received stitches and is expected to recover, both parties were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and management called the episode an isolated incident.