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Student-athlete shot, killed by Pa. police after knocking on wrong door, family says

A 22-year-old slated to play baseball at Saint Elizabeth University was fatally shot by police early Sunday after a 911 call about an attempted break-in, authorities said.

Published Aug 26, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

A 22-year-old man who had recently transferred to a New Jersey university as a student-athlete was fatally shot by police in Pennsylvania early Sunday.

Police responded to a home on Snyder Road in Upper Pottsgrove Township at 12:29 a.m. Sunday after a 911 call for an attempted break-in, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.

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