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Pennsylvania Police Corporal Charged in Fatal Shooting of College Student

Sean Farrell faces voluntary manslaughter and manslaughter charges in the death of Glenwood Earl Pysher IV, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 1, 2026, 3:07 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 1, 2026, 2:59 p.m. ETUpdated Sep 8, 2026, 10:52 p.m. ET
A 58-year-old police corporal, Sean Farrell, has been with voluntary manslaughter and manslaughter in the shooting death of 22-year-old Glenwood Earl Pysher IV, according to the . The charges were announced on September 1, 2026, according to abc7chicago.com, timesleader.com, and cbsnews.com, though usmagazine.com and nbcphiladelphia.com report the announcement came on September 2. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; the charges are allegations, and Farrell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The government alleges that Farrell used deadly force against Pysher, who was unarmed and had his hands in the air, and that the shooting was not a legal use of force, according to timesleader.com and abc7chicago.com. Other reports describe the allegations similarly, with bnonews.com stating Pysher was outside a home he mistakenly believed belonged to a friend, and bbc.co.uk saying he had knocked at the wrong door. The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is investigating, with assistance from Pennsylvania State Police, according to abc7chicago.com, nj1015.com, usmagazine.com, and timesleader.com.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 3, 2026, 2:22 a.m. ET

    Pennsylvania Police Corporal Charged in Fatal Shooting of College Student

    A 58-year-old police corporal, Sean Farrell, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and manslaughter in the shooting death of 22-year-old Glenwood Earl Pysher IV, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and reports from abc7chicago.com, timesleader.com, and cbsnews.com. The charges were announced on September 1, 2026, according to abc7chicago.com and timesleader.com, though usmagazine.com reports the announcement on September 2, 2026. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; the charges are allegations, and Farrell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

    The government alleges that Farrell used deadly force against Pysher, who was unarmed and had his hands in the air, despite having less-than-lethal options available, and that this was not a legal use of deadly force, as reported by timesleader.com. abc7chicago.com similarly reports that the government claims Farrell fatally shot Pysher, who had his hands in the air and did not possess any weapon, and that Farrell had less-than-lethal options he did not employ. cbsnews.com reports the government claims the corporal fatally shot a college baseball player who knocked on the wrong door.

    The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is investigating. The case remains undecided; no trial has occurred, and the charges are not evidence of guilt.

  2. Sep 1, 2026, 3:07 p.m. ETFirst report

    Pennsylvania Police Officer Charged with Voluntary Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of College Student

    Sean Farrell, 58, a corporal, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Glenwood Earl Pysher IV, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney, as reported by abc7chicago.com. The charges were announced on September 1, 2026. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; no trial has been held and no conviction has been entered.

    The government alleges that Farrell fatally shot Pysher, who had his hands in the air and did not possess any weapon, and that Farrell had less-than-lethal options he did not employ, according to abc7chicago.com. The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is investigating the case.

    Farrell has been charged but not tried; the charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent. The case remains undecided.

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Revision history

  1. Version 59 Sept 2026, 02:52current

    Updated to reflect the date discrepancy and added detail on the allegations from multiple sources.

  2. Version 33 Sept 2026, 06:22current

    Added the date discrepancy between sources for the announcement (Sept 1 vs Sept 2) and included the full list of sources.

  3. Version 22 Sept 2026, 16:52

    Pennsylvania Police Corporal Charged in Fatal Shooting of College Student

  4. Version 12 Sept 2026, 00:52

    First published.

  5. Version 11 Sept 2026, 19:07current

    First published.

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