College baseball player fatally shot after trying to enter wrong house, mom says

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Fox News · collected 2026-08-26 · by Kelsie Cairns

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A 22-year-old college baseball player named Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV was fatally shot by police in Pennsylvania on August 23 after trying to enter a house that belonged to someone he didn't know, mistaking it for a friend's home. The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave while the incident is investigated. According to Pysher's mother, Erin, her son was unarmed and had been bar-hopping with friends before mistakenly approaching the wrong house, where he was shot twice by police after being mistaken for an intruder. The DA's office confirmed that the fatal shooting is an active investigation.
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Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV, a 22-year-old college baseball player, was fatally shot by police in Pennsylvania after attempting to enter the wrong house on Sunday, Aug. 23 at around 1am. The Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department responded to a 911 call about a possible break-in and arrived to find Pysher at the scene. According to his mother, Erin Pysher, her son was unarmed when shot twice by an officer. Pysher's family claims that he accidentally tried to enter the wrong home after a night out. The incident is currently under investigation by the Office of Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele.

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Kelsie Cairns
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Fox News Digital Francis Marion University Pennsylvania The Office of Montgomery County District Attorney The Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department

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Fox News Digital ORG · 4× Erin Pysher PERSON · 3× Pysher PERSON · 2× Francis Marion University ORG · 1× Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV PERSON · 1× Kevin R. Steele PERSON · 1× Northampton Community College ORG · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1× The Office of Montgomery County District Attorney ORG · 1× The Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department ORG · 1×

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The Office of Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele confirmed to Fox News Digital that Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV, 22, was killed on Sunday, Aug. 23 Investigators say a 911 call came in early Sunday, just after midnight.
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🔮 When the investigation is complete, we will provide media with the findings."

Claims (25 extracted, 2 hedged)

A college baseball player was fatally shot by police in Pennsylvania after he accidentally tried to enter the wrong home after a night out, his family said. asserted
family → shoot → night
The Office of Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele confirmed to Fox News Digital that Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV, 22, was killed on Sunday, Aug. 23 Investigators say a 911 call came in early Sunday, just after midnight. asserted
call → confirm → midnight
The Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department responded to a call about a possible break-in at a home on Snyder Road. asserted
Department → respond → Road
The DA's office confirmed police arrived on scene "to find a male in the rear of the residence," he said. asserted
he → confirm → residence
They said police shot and killed him after an "encounter." asserted
police → say → encounter
Pysher was a college baseball player who had made stops at Francis Marion University, Northampton Community College and Holy Family University, and was preparing for his senior year at St. Elizabeth College in New Jersey, according to his obituary. uncertain
who → make → obituary
His mother, Erin Pysher, told Fox News Digital her son was not armed when he was allegedly "shot twice" by an officer. uncertain
he → tell → officer
I don't know what prompted the cop to think that the shooting was necessary," she said. asserted
she → know → cop
Before he was fatally shot, he was "bar-hopping with friends" and walked up to a home on the street he had mistaken for a friend's and tried to get in, his mother said. asserted
mother → shoot → friend
"I dropped him off with his friends at a bar to celebrate his friend's 21st birthday," she said. asserted
she → drop → birthday
After the bar, the men were headed to a friend's house to continue their evening. asserted
men → head → evening
The friends eventually split up, Pysher said. asserted
Pysher → split → ?
She told Fox News Digital her son opted to walk to the house. asserted
son → tell → house
"He took a wrong turn and ended up at the wrong house," she said. asserted
she → take → house
"After a few drinks, he didn't realize it—he was at their back door knocking, thinking it was his friend's house, saying, 'Hey, let me in,'" Erin Pysher said. asserted
Pysher → realize → me
"The homeowners, not knowing, called the cops saying it was an attempted burglary." asserted
it → know → cops
He loved life, loved hanging out with his friends, and fishing. asserted
He → love → friends
Baseball was his life; he played it in college and was getting ready to leave Sunday afternoon to start his senior year. asserted
he → play → year
He wanted to become a history teacher and coach baseball," she said. asserted
she → want → baseball
The police department confirmed the officer involved was placed on administrative leave following the incident. asserted
officer → confirm → incident
The DA's office told Fox News Digital, "The fatal shooting is an active investigation. asserted
shooting → tell → Digital
When the investigation is complete, we will provide media with the findings." asserted
we → provide → findings
"He was a great kid; I couldn't ask for a better son. asserted
I → ask → son
A little jokester—we had our inside jokes, and he loved teasing his three younger sisters. asserted
he → have → sisters
He was the best kid ever; I don't know how else to describe him," Erin Pysher said. asserted
Pysher → know → him
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