Event Brief
Sep 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM ET
Officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in shooting
By The BriefBrief
Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, was charged with voluntary manslaughter in the August 23 death of Glenn Pysher, 22. Pysher was shot after knocking on the wrong door following a night out in Upper Pottsgrove, about 45 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
WHO: Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell; Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele
WHAT: A Pennsylvania police officer was charged with voluntary manslaughter for a deadly shooting of a college student after he knocked on the wrong door.
WHEN: Aug 23, 2026
WHERE: Upper Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania
WHY: The charge stems from the August 23 death of Glenn Pysher after he was shot following a mistaken door knock.
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