Pennsylvania officer charged in death of student who knocked at wrong door
Summary
A Pennsylvania police officer, Sean Farrell, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after fatally shooting 22-year-old Glenwood Earl Pysher. Pysher was unarmed, had knocked on the wrong door, and raised his hands as instructed before being shot by Farrell.Key Facts
- The shooting happened on August 23 in Upper Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania.
- Glenwood Pysher was looking for friends and mistakenly knocked on the wrong house’s back door after leaving a bar.
- Officer Sean Farrell arrived after a homeowner called police and ordered Pysher to raise his hands and drop to the ground.
- Body camera footage shows Pysher raised his hands and walked toward Farrell when the officer shot him twice from about 20 feet away.
- Farrell had non-lethal options like a Taser but did not use them.
- Farrell told another officer that Pysher charged at him, but the video contradicts this claim.
- Farrell surrendered to police and was released on $75,000 bail; his next court hearing is September 10.
- Pysher’s family described him as a caring and loving person who was about to return to college.
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