{
  "id": 4915120,
  "title": "Pennsylvania police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in killing of college student",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pennsylvania-police-officer-charged-with-voluntary-manslaughter-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:34:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/09/01/pennsylvania-police-officer-charged-with-voluntary-manslaughter-in-killing-of-college-student"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter following the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old college student, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. The incident occurred on August 23 when 58-year-old Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell shot Glenwood Earl Pysher IV. The Montgomery County Detective Bureau conducted the investigation, which reviewed footage from Farrell's body-worn camera. According to the prosecutor, Farrell had less-than-lethal options available, including a taser, but did not use them. At the time of the shooting, Farrell was a safe distance from Pysher, who was behind a car and had his hands raised. Pysher was also unarmed and not a threat. The prosecutor stated that the use of deadly force was not justified under the law, leading to the charge of voluntary manslaughter.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Pennsylvania police officer Sean Farrell charged with voluntary manslaughter.",
    "22-year-old college student Glenwood Earl Pysher IV fatally shot.",
    "Farrell had less-than-lethal options but chose to use deadly force."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Pennsylvania police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in killing of college student",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pennsylvania-police-officer-charged-with-voluntary-manslaughter-in-4926629",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:59:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pa. police officer charged after fatally shooting student at wrong home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pa-police-officer-charged-after-fatally-shooting-student-at-wrong-home",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:25:50.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}