Hundreds gathered in Cushing Square in Belmont to honor the memory of Henry Tapia, two days after he had an altercation with a man who reportedly yelled racial slurs and then drove over him, ultimately killing Tapia. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
In an ideal world, 34-year-old Henry Tapia, a father of three, would have spent Thursday night playing video games with his friends or his kids.
Instead, this Thursday, Tapia s kids held a sign that read I miss my Dad! Mommy won t let me forget you! while dozens coped with the cold in Belmont s Cushing Square and sang Amazing Grace.
They gathered to hold a vigil for Tapia, a Black man, who witnesses say was run over and killed by Dean Kapsalis, who called Tapia the n-word.