Pennsylvania man shot dead by cops after returning home from bar and knocking on the wrong door
Key Points:
- Glenn “Bubba” Pysher, a 22-year-old unarmed man from Pennsylvania, was fatally shot by police after mistakenly trying to enter a stranger’s home following a night of drinking.
- Pysher had been celebrating a friend’s birthday and, after having a few drinks, went to the wrong house, knocking on the door and asking to be let in, which alarmed the residents who called 911.
- Police responded to the scene around 12:30 a.m., and after an encounter with Pysher at the back of the house, officers shot him; he was unarmed and holding only a cell phone and a book bag.
- Pysher was set to start classes at Saint Elizabeth University and had recently transferred to play baseball; his family described him as a happy-go-lucky “lovable goofball.”
- The shooting is under investigation, with surveillance footage from the backyard being reviewed, while a GoFundMe campaign highlights the impact of his loss on family and friends.