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Pennsylvania police officer charged in killing of college student
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Pennsylvania police officer Sean Farrell has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting 22-year-old Glenwood Earl Pysher IV, who was unarmed and had his hands raised when shot.
- Body camera footage shows Farrell commanded Pysher to drop to the ground and stop before firing two shots, despite having less-lethal options like a taser available and being at a safe distance.
- Pysher had mistakenly gone to the wrong house while searching for friends late at night, and was reportedly trying to enter what he thought was a friend's home when the incident occurred.
- Farrell turned himself in, was granted bail with conditions including surrendering his weapons, and faces a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 10.
- Data shows that police officers charged in on-duty fatal shootings are rarely convicted, with only 78 convictions out of 218 cases nationwide since 2005, highlighting the challenges in prosecuting such cases.
