A Pennsylvania father of two who had recently lost his job and was delivering for DoorDash has vanished near Pittsburgh, leaving investigators exploring several possibilities, including foul play. His father believes he may have been the victim of a carjacking.
Zachariah Schuck, 32, was last seen on the night of Oct. 22 while completing a delivery in Monaca, the North Sewickley Township Police Department reported in a Facebook update Saturday.
About 90 minutes after his final delivery, Schuck’s vehicle was discovered abandoned on a road in neighboring Hopewell Township. Investigators said his cellphone stopped transmitting at roughly the same time.
His father, Carl Schuck, told The Post Monday that Zach is married and has two children, including a newborn. He had also recently been dismissed from his position managing Penske truck-leasing branches in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Carl, who lives in Central New York, said police examined Ring security-camera footage from the area where the car was located. The video appeared to show an unidentified man exiting the vehicle, but investigators have not been able to confirm the person’s identity.
“I’ve been thinking about this all morning,” Carl said by phone.
“Until I know who got out of that vehicle — because I can’t confirm that it was Zach — I can’t determine what happened,” he said.
Carl said there may have been an unknown event between the time Zach completed his last delivery and the moment the unidentified person left the car. He added that the customer who received the final delivery has been ruled out as a suspect.
“It could have been a carjacking,” Carl said. “Someone suggested he might have jumped from the nearby Vanport Bridge, but none of that can be determined until we know who got out of the vehicle.”
Carl said Zach was not known to have enemies or mental health concerns, though he acknowledged that personal difficulties may not always be visible to loved ones.
“He was always in a good mood, always happy. His family had no indication that anything was wrong,” Carl said, adding that Zach’s wife has been “distraught” since he disappeared.
“There were no signs of mental health problems or unusual stress,” Carl said. “But with the economy, losing his job and having a newborn baby, there was certainly a lot of pressure.”
Police described Schuck as approximately 6 feet tall, with brown hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue-and-red flannel shirt, jeans and brown boots.
“As long as he’s alive, we can fix things. If we can’t find him, we don’t know what happened,” his father said.
“If he’s found and he has personal issues, we can help get those addressed.”
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