{
  "id": 4931431,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T20:25:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/upper-pottsgrove-shooting-sean-farrell/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Upper Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania police officer Sean Farrell has been charged with voluntary manslaughter following the fatal shooting of Glenwood Earl Pysher IV, a college student, on August 23. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced the charges, stating that Pysher knocked on the wrong door after leaving a bar with friends, leading to a quick interaction with Farrell and a shooting that Steele deemed unjustified. Pysher was reportedly unarmed and not a threat, as evidenced by body camera footage showing Farrell ordering him to put his hands up and drop to the ground, a scenario Steele claimed did not match the officer's later account of Pysher charging at him. Pysher's parents, described by Steele as a good kid loved by the community, are struggling to comprehend why their son was taken away. Farrell surrendered to Montgomery County detectives and is scheduled to be arraigned later that evening.",
  "summary": "Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell was charged with voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Glenwood Earl Pysher IV on Aug. 23, officials said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:34:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}