College Baseball Player Fatally Shot by Police After Knocking on Wrong Door, Family Says
Authorities say surveillance video captured the fatal encounter as the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and detective bureau investigate the officer-involved shooting.
- Early Sunday, Upper Pottsgrove Township police fatally shot 22-year-old Glenn Pysher at a Snyder Road home while responding to a reported attempted break-in at 12:29 a.m.
- Erin Pysher said her son mistakenly walked to the wrong house after celebrating a friend's birthday, believing it was his friend's residence and knocking on the door to enter.
- Surveillance footage of the backyard is being reviewed as part of the investigation; Erin Pysher claims her son was unarmed, carrying only a cell phone and book bag.
- The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is leading the standard investigation; authorities have not yet identified the officer involved or released further details regarding the confrontation.
- Pysher was scheduled to return to Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey this week to play baseball, leaving family mourning a student athlete with reportedly "so much potential.
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Family demands answers after college student fatally shot by police after knocking on wrong door
Glenn Pysher was trying to find his friends when he accidentally knocked on the door of the wrong house. The homeowners called 911 to report an attempted break-in.
Investigation Underway After 22-Year-Old College Baseball Player Reportedly Shot And Killed By Police When Attempting To Enter Wrong Home During Night Of Drinking – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Danielle
A 22-year-old college baseball player was shot and killed by police officers after he attempted to enter the wrong house during a night of drinking, his family says. The victim, Glenn Pysher, had been at a bar with friends on Saturday night in Pennsylvania celebrating a friend’s birthday. The group decided to move the celebration to a friend’s house since it was getting late. Erin Pysher, the victim’s mother, said he decided to walk to his frien…
College baseball player fatally shot by police after knocking on wrong door, family says
A 22-year-old man in Upper Pottsgrove was fatally shot by police after mistakenly knocking on the door of the wrong house, according to his family. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is investigating.
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