Brian Horter, 42, was found with a gunshot wound at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in the Glenside area of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Multiple 911 calls brought police to the cemetery at about 12:09 a.m.; emergency responders transported Horter to Abington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

A firearm was recovered at the scene and investigators from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the Cheltenham Township Police Department conducted a joint inquiry. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office later ruled the manner of death accidental, with the cause listed as a single gunshot wound to the left thigh. No suspects or arrests were reported following that ruling.

If anyone has information about Horter’s activities that night or observed anything at the cemetery around midnight on July 1, please contact Montgomery County Detectives or the Cheltenham Police.