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New info on fatal police shooting of man who reportedly went to wrong house in Upper Pottsgrove Twp.
6abc Philadelphia • • nation
Key Points:
- Glenn Pysher, 22, was fatally shot by a police officer on August 23 in Upper Pottsgrove Township after mistakenly going to the wrong house following a night out with friends.
- Police responded to a 911 call reporting a burglary in progress, and during the encounter, an officer fired two shots, striking Pysher in the chest; the cause of death was certified as homicide by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.
- Pysher's family stated he was unarmed, carrying only a cellphone and a book bag, and was knocking on the wrong door, believing it was a friend's house.
- Surveillance footage of the incident is being reviewed by investigators but has not been released to the public, and authorities have not provided details on why the officer fired.
- Pysher was described by family as a kind-hearted, happy-go-lucky young man preparing to continue his baseball career at Saint Elizabeth University.
