Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
Fox News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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.
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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.
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call → confirm → midnight
The Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department responded to a call about a possible break-in at a home on Snyder Road.
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Department → respond → Road
The DA's office confirmed police arrived on scene "to find a male in the rear of the residence," he said.
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he → confirm → residence
They said police shot and killed him after an "encounter."
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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.
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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.
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he → tell → officer
I don't know what prompted the cop to think that the shooting was necessary," she said.
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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.
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mother → shoot → friend
"I dropped him off with his friends at a bar to celebrate his friend's 21st birthday," she said.
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she → drop → birthday
After the bar, the men were headed to a friend's house to continue their evening.
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men → head → evening
The friends eventually split up, Pysher said.
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Pysher → split → ?
She told Fox News Digital her son opted to walk to the house.
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son → tell → house
"He took a wrong turn and ended up at the wrong house," she said.
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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.
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Pysher → realize → me
"The homeowners, not knowing, called the cops saying it was an attempted burglary."
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it → know → cops
He loved life, loved hanging out with his friends, and fishing.
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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.
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he → play → year
He wanted to become a history teacher and coach baseball," she said.
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she → want → baseball
The police department confirmed the officer involved was placed on administrative leave following the incident.
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officer → confirm → incident
The DA's office told Fox News Digital, "The fatal shooting is an active investigation.
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shooting → tell → Digital
When the investigation is complete, we will provide media with the findings."
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we → provide → findings
"He was a great kid; I couldn't ask for a better son.
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I → ask → son
A little jokester—we had our inside jokes, and he loved teasing his three younger sisters.
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he → have → sisters
He was the best kid ever; I don't know how else to describe him," Erin Pysher said.
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Pysher → know → him