Officials: Chester County Man Killed By Lightning Strike

May 6, 2020

Brittney Melton,

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Sirmorio Davis Photo Courtesy of Facebook
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Location of Lightning Strike Incident

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — A Chester County man was struck and killed by a lightning strike during a storm Tuesday evening, the coroner’s office confirms.

The victim has been identified as 32-year-old Sirmorio Davis of Chester. The coroner says according to reports from others, Davis was getting out of a vehicle and it was raining really bad when the incident happened.

A man who died after being struck by lightning in Chester County, SC Tuesday night has been identified by the county coroner as 32 yr old, Sirmorio Davis.
Davis was hit by a direct lightning strik as he got out of his car on York Street in the Chester Homes Community. #WCCB pic.twitter.com/putV8gqamT

— Mike Thomas (@tvphotog17) May 6, 2020

The storm produced not only lightning, heavy rain, and high winds but there were reports of baseball and golf ball sized hail in southern Chester County.

The lighting strike incident happened at the Chester Homes Apartments on York Street.