The Montgomery County Coroner released today additional information regarding the death of Brian Horter, 41, of Philadelphia, who was found suffering from a gunshot wound in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Glenside just after midnight on Wednesday, July 1.
According to the Coroner’s Office, officers arrived to find Horter suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was transported to Abington Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:47am.
The manner of death has been ruled an accident. The cause of death was attributed to a gunshot wound to Horter’s left thigh.
According to NBC10’s coverage, Horter was under investigation by the Attorney General’s Gun Violence Task Force in 2016 after he allegedly hid a bag with a gun and pipe bomb inside at a Philadelphia park.
“He faced several charges in connection to the incident and sources told NBC10 he was placed on the terrorist watch list as a result,” the article says.
The press release is below:

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