Loved ones gathered in Easton Friday night to remember a man who died last month.
On what would have been Richard Scheuermann's 40th birthday, a few dozen people gathered at the spot where an incident involving him and the police ended. Friends and family prayed, sang, and lit candles at the corner of 13th and Spring Garden Streets in Easton.
"I couldn't help my son that night, I couldn't help him," Scheuermann's mother, Lois Spaziani, said during the vigil.
The group also sang "Happy Birthday."
Spaziani and other relatives told 69 News Scheuermann had a good heart.
"Richie would have done anything for you, for anybody, and he did a lot for people," she said.
The family is seeking answers about Scheuermann's death after an incident Oct. 24.
"It's been hard. I guess it's just accepting it right now, everyone's still in shock," said Scheuermann's sister, Liza Scheuermann. "There's really no words for it, I guess."
Investigators said Scheuermann was driving on the wrong side of the road and a failed traffic stop in Palmer Township led to a police chase. It ended at the corner where Friday's vigil was held after police said Scheuermann crashed his truck into a utility pole and rammed a police cruiser twice, before officers opened fire.
As the investigation continues, it's still not clear how he died. He had both bullet and knife wounds.
Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said in October, "He also sustained a self-inflicted wound to the neck, which touched the carotid artery and resulted in extensive bleeding."
Spaziani said, "I have my feelings on what happened and what I know is to be true."
"I hope we just find answers and get justice," said Liza Scheuermann.
Scheuermann's father, Richard Scheuermann, Jr., said, "I was always there with him. I was there when he was born, I loved him then, I loved him in between, I'm going to love him forever and I'll remember him."
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