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College student fatally shot by police after knocking on wrong door
Confirmed
A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father said Wednesday.
The office said in a statement that police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and ultimately shot and killed him. Pysher's father, Glen Pysher, said his son and his friends had visited several bars earlier in the evening and were splitting up to spend the night in two homes when his son took a wrong turn in the woods.
The Upper Pottsgrove Police Department has not released any information about the shooting, but said the incident was under investigation. There, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said, an encounter ensued, and Glenn Pysher was shot and killed.
Automatic deadly force," she said, adding that the family hasn't heard anything from the police department. Police arrived early Sunday and found Pysher in the back of the home.
Pysher said police have given the family almost no information. The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is investigating the shooting, the district attorney’s office said.
I want to know the facts," his father, Glenwood Pysher, said. “One young man in particular texted me and said, ‘I was going through a lot of really difficult things in my life.
He wasn't carrying any weapons, just a phone and backpack containing clothing and a few beers, he said. “At 12:32 a.m. my son was on a FaceTime call with his friends that were coming to get him,” he said.
His mother, Erin Pysher, said she thinks he got "mixed up" because the house is in a wooded area. And your son is the one who helped me put my life on track,’ " the father said.
What's confirmed
- Police arrived early Sunday and found Pysher in the back of the home.
- There, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said, an encounter ensued, and Glenn Pysher was shot and killed.
- The Upper Pottsgrove Police Department has not released any information about the shooting, but said the incident was under investigation.
- Automatic deadly force," she said, adding that the family hasn't heard anything from the police department.
- I want to know the facts," his father, Glenwood Pysher, said.
- The office said in a statement that police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and ultimately shot and killed him.
- Pysher's father, Glen Pysher, said his son and his friends had visited several bars earlier in the evening and were splitting up to spend the night in two homes when his son took a wrong turn in the woods.
- The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is investigating the shooting, the district attorney’s office said.
What's still developing
- His mother, Erin Pysher, said she thinks he got "mixed up" because the house is in a wooded area.
- He was supposed to start classes on Monday," his mother said.
- A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father said…
- He wasn't carrying any weapons, just a phone and backpack containing clothing and a few beers, he said.
- “He tried to open the doorknob and obviously startled the homeowner,” he said.
- “At 12:32 a.m. my son was on a FaceTime call with his friends that were coming to get him,” he said.
- “One young man in particular texted me and said, ‘I was going through a lot of really difficult things in my life.
- And your son is the one who helped me put my life on track,’ " the father said.