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Neighbors describe Schwarz as acting bizarrely before and after the incident. Witnesses say he was wandering around the burning building, screaming racial slurs, and making bizarre statements. Remarkably, Schwarz initially claimed he was asleep during the fire but was later found walking around with a gasoline can near his apartment. He also purportedly argued on the phone with a woman he claimed was his girlfriend—though she told investigators she hadn’t spoken with him in two years—adding to the evidence that he was experiencing a mental health crisis.