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Gret Glyer, 32, died just before 3 a.m. at a home in the 9800 block of Bolton Village Court, City of Fairfax Police Lt. Matthew Lasowitz said. His wife, Heather, and their young daughter and infant son were inside the house when officers arrived. They were not harmed. Paramedics pronounced him dead on the scene.
Lasowitz said police are investigating if anyone broke into the home.
Glyler is the founder of DonorSee, a charity crowdsourcing initiative that has raised $5 million to fund projects in some of the poorest countries in the world, the company's website says. His family confirmed his death to WUSA.
A family friend has set up a GoFundMe to pay for Glyer's funeral and support his wife and two children.
According to his bio, Glyer lived in Malawi for three years, where he built homes for orphans and widows and later helped found a school for young girls.
In his final tweet on Thursday night, Glyer dreamed of ending extreme poverty.
Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact detective Matthew Green at 703-385-7959 or Matthew.Green@Fairfaxva.gov. They also ask homeowners in the area to check their security cameras for any video from that time.
Click here for the GoFundMe.
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