Man, 22, Shot Dead by Officer After Knocking on Wrong Door in Pennsylvania

Glenwood Pysher IV was killed by police in Upper Pottsgrove Township after mistakenly knocking on a stranger's door late Saturday night. His mother says he was unarmed and shot within minutes of arriving.

Wrong Door, Fatal Encounter: 22-Year-Old Killed by Officer in Upper Pottsgrove Township

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed by a police officer after knocking on the back door of a house he mistakenly believed belonged to a friend, according to Law & Crime. The shooting took place late Saturday night on Snyder Road in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County — roughly 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV had been at a bar celebrating a friend's birthday when the group decided to move the party to someone's home. Pysher chose to walk, his mother Erin Pysher told regional ABC affiliate WPVI. He arrived at a house on Snyder Road, not realizing it was the wrong address.

"After having a few drinks, he didn't know that, and so he was knocking on the back door saying, 'Hey, let me in,' thinking it was his friend's house, but it wasn't," Erin Pysher said.

The homeowners called 911 to report a possible attempted break-in. The Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department responded, and at least one officer arrived to find Pysher at the rear of the residence, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced.

"An encounter ensued and police fired at [Glenwood] Pysher, fatally striking him," Steele said.

Erin Pysher said the sequence of events unfolded in a matter of minutes. "At 12:32, he was on his phone with his friends. By 12:35, I believe he was already shot. So, within a few minutes, the cop showed up and shot him," she told the station. "He was unarmed. Had a cellphone and a book bag."

The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is leading the investigation into the shooting. Steele noted the inquiry follows standard protocol for officer-involved shootings in the county.

A GoFundMe launched for the family describes Pysher as "a promising young man, athlete, and scholar who loved his family dearly." He had been preparing to play baseball at Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey. "Everyone who knew him will remember his love for baseball and the joy he found in catching balls, something that brought so much pride to his father, mother, three sisters, and the entire Pysher family," the fundraiser states.

Source: Law & Crime