Mother says unarmed 22-year-old killed by police went to the wrong house by mistake

A 22-year-old man who was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Upper Pottsgrove Township has been identified by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.

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According to prosecutors, Glenwood Earl Pysher IV was shot and killed by an Upper Pottsgrove Township police officer after a 911 call reported a possible break-in at a home on Snyder Road at around 12:29 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23.

According to officials, police found a man behind the house when they arrived. Officials said an “encounter” followed, and police shot and killed Pysher.

Erin Pysher, Glenwood’s mother, said that her son went to the wrong backyard by mistake and thought it was his friends house. She claimed that he was on the phone with friends for two minutes and then he was shot.

“It’s a small little error that it cost him his life. It should’ve never happened,” she said. “The cops should have never resorted to such force. He was unarmed. He wasn’t trying to do anything dangerous or malicious or hurt anybody. It escalated way too fast.”

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Pysher had previously played as a baseball player for Northampton County Community College and had transferred to St. Elizabeth College in New Jersey for his senior season, where he was going to continue to play baseball and study to become a history teacher, his mother said.

“He just turned 22 on the 10th. He just had a birthday he was supposed to start school and go to college. He was supposed to play baseball and live his life and it was cut short,” she said.

The district attorney’s office said it is continuing to investigate the incident, and it will provide an update when it is completed.

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