Jewish Man killed in Miami-Dade was set to travel in days for his New York Wedding

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Feb 20, 2023
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. â€“ A bride-to-be was grieving after police officers found Hershy Schwartz dead in a parked car behind a fast food restaurant on Sunday in North Miami Beach.

Rosie Brutowsky said Schwartz, 40, was the love of her life, and they were both looking forward to getting married in New York.

â€œI feel empty without him,â€ Brutowsky said. â€œMy heart was completely ripped out ... I love him and I canâ€™t live without him.â€

Tzvi â€œSteveâ€ Bogomilsky, an entrepreneur who had hired Swartz in Miami-Dade County, said he had told him he was set to travel to New York soon to prepare for his wedding on March 1.

The crime scene was at Wendyâ€™s, at 25 NE 167 St., just west of Interstate 95 and north of the Golden Glades Branch Library. Detectives suspect a robber shot him.

â€œIt was not unusual for him to just hang out in his car [to] have a little alone time. He enjoyed it,â€ Bogomilsky said. â€œMany times I had seen him like that.â€

Schwartz had volunteered as a first responder for the William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance, and the Brewer Fire Engine Company No. One, Inc., in New York.

â€œHe was the nicest person,â€ Brutowsky said. â€œHe hurt at the thought if he hurt me. He couldnâ€™t hurt a fly if you paid him too.â€

Bogomilsky said Schwartz had worked for him in construction as a heavy machinery operator.

â€œIf I asked him to do something, it didnâ€™t make a difference. No matter what, he would do it, and it wasnâ€™t just for me. He would do it for anybody,â€ Bogomilsky said.

Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

â€œWhoever did this, I hope the law goes after him to the fullest extent,â€ Bogomilsky said.