Shooting death of man by police in Montgomery County ruled a homicide
The mother of 22-year-old Glenwood Pysher IV said he accidentally went to a stranger's home after celebrating a friend's 21st birthday. The case remains under investigation.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office said Thursday that the death of a 22-year-old man shot by a police officer was a homicide caused by two gunshot wounds to the chest.
The determination confirms that Glenwood Pysher IV was killed by another person, but not whether the fatal use of force was legally justified.
Around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 23, the Upper Pottsgrove Police Department received a 911 call reporting an active burglary at a residence, the coroner’s office said. Officers responded to the scene and Pysher was fatally shot. The officer who fired has not been identified.
“Consistent with Pennsylvania law and Coroner’s Office policy, the classification of homicide is a medical determination for death certification purposes and does not indicate criminal intent or assign legal responsibility,” the coroner’s office said.
The case remains under investigation by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau.
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said that police arrived to find Pysher “in the rear of the the residence. An encounter ensued and police fired at Pysher, fatally striking him.”
Pysher’s mother, Erin, told the Inquirer that her son had been out celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday and was heading to another friend’s place to spend the night when accidentally ended up at a stranger’s home.
Pysher was about to begin his senior year at St. Elizabeth University in North Jersey, his mother said.
“This was all a huge mistake, and they killed him,” she said.
