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Glenwood Earl Pysher IV

Fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old college student in Upper Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania.

Charged · allegations
last updated 7 September 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
13
Open questions
3
Age
22
Charge
Manslaughter
Hearing
10 Sep 2026
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Case file Glenwood Earl Pysher the Fourth, reference D C zero one seven four. On twenty-three August twenty twenty-six, Upper Pottsgrove Township police responded around twelve thirty a.m. to a nine-one-one call about a possible break-in attempt, according to the Montgomery County district attorney’s office as reported by the Associated Press. The district attorney’s office said police found Glenwood Pysher the Fourth at the rear of the home and that he was shot and killed, according to the Associated Press. CBS Philadelphia reported that a criminal complaint said Pysher had sent friends a photo of the house and then his location after they realized he was at the wrong place. CBS Philadelphia also reported that officials said Pysher was unarmed when Corporal Sean Farrell encountered him on a back patio. According to CBS Philadelphia, the complaint said body-camera video showed Pysher putting his hands up and walking toward Farrell after commands, and alleged Farrell shot him twice from about seventeen to twenty feet away. On one September, Farrell was charged with voluntary manslaughter, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele as reported by CBS Philadelphia and the Associated Press. The charge is an unproven allegation. The file’s open questions include what findings the court will make, whether the ten September preliminary hearing will proceed, and whether additional investigative materials will be made public. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one seven four at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed13 entries
23 August 2026
Upper Pottsgrove Township police responded around 12:30 a.m. to a 911 call about a possible break-in attempt, according to the Montgomery County district attorney's office as reported by AP.
AP
23 August 2026
The Montgomery County district attorney's office said police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and that he was shot and killed, according to AP.
AP
23 August 2026
Glen Pysher said his son had been out with friends and mistakenly tried to enter what he thought was a friend's house, according to AP.
AP
23 August 2026
Glen Pysher said his son was not carrying weapons and had a phone and a backpack with clothing and a few beers, according to AP.
AP
23 August 2026
A criminal complaint said Pysher sent friends a photo of the house and then his location after they realized he was at the wrong place, according to CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
23 August 2026
Officials said Pysher was unarmed when Farrell encountered him on a back patio, according to CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
23 August 2026
A criminal complaint said body-camera video showed Pysher putting his hands up and walking toward Farrell after commands, according to CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
23 August 2026
A criminal complaint alleged Farrell shot Pysher twice while Pysher was about 17 to 20 feet away, according to CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
23 August 2026
District Attorney Kevin Steele said Farrell had less-than-lethal options and did not need to resort to shooting Pysher, according to AP.
AP
31 August 2026
Pysher's funeral was held, according to CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
1 September 2026
Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell was charged with voluntary manslaughter in Pysher's death, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele as reported by CBS Philadelphia and AP; the charge is an unproven allegation.
CBS Philadelphia; AP
1 September 2026
Farrell turned himself in to Montgomery County detectives, and bail was set at $75,000, according to CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
2 September 2026
Township officials said Farrell voluntarily retired after 21 years as an officer, effective immediately, according to CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What findings will the court make on the voluntary manslaughter charge?unconfirmed; charge pending · unconfirmed
Will the scheduled 10 September 2026 preliminary hearing proceed as scheduled?unconfirmed; future court date · unconfirmed
Will additional investigative materials, including complete body-camera footage, be made public?unconfirmed; not established in trusted reporting · unconfirmed
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