HE WENT TO THE WRONG HOUSE AFTER A NIGHT OUT — THEN A POLICE OFFICER WAS CHARGED IN HIS DEATH

A 22-year-old college student was simply trying to find his friends after a night out.

Instead, he ended up at the wrong house.

Within minutes, police arrived after the homeowners reported a possible break-in — and what happened next has now led to a veteran Pennsylvania police officer being charged with voluntary manslaughter.

Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV was fatally shot on Aug. 23 in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania.

Now, newly reviewed body-camera footage has become a central piece of evidence in the case.

And prosecutors say it tells a very different story from the account initially given by the officer involved.

HE THOUGHT HE WAS AT HIS FRIEND’S HOUSE

Pysher had spent the evening celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday with a group of friends.

After the group arrived at one home around 11 p.m., Pysher later left on foot, intending to meet friends at another nearby house.

But he became confused in the darkness and ended up at the wrong property.

According to his family, Pysher apparently believed he had reached his friend’s home.

His father previously told The Associated Press that his son may have tried the door and called out, believing his friends were inside.

Instead, the homeowner contacted 911, reporting someone attempting to get into the residence.

Pysher eventually sat on the back porch while his friends realized he was at the wrong address and began looking for him.

But before they could reach him, police arrived.

THE OFFICER ARRIVED WITH HIS WEAPON DRAWN

Cpl. Sean Farrell, a veteran officer with the Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department, was the first officer to reach the property.

His body-worn camera showed him walking down the driveway with his firearm drawn and using its light to search the area.

Farrell then spotted Pysher on the home’s patio near the back door.

The officer ordered him to show his hands.

Pysher raised them.

Farrell then ordered him to get down on the ground.

According to prosecutors, Pysher began walking toward the officer while keeping his hands raised.

The distance between the two men was approximately 17 to 20 feet.

Then came the moment that would change the case.

Farrell shouted another command.

He began saying, “Stop or I’ll…”

Before the sentence was completed, he fired two rounds.

Pysher was struck in the chest.

He did not survive.

PROSECUTORS SAY THE VIDEO CHANGED EVERYTHING

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office conducted an investigation that included a review of Farrell’s body-camera footage.

According to District Attorney Kevin Steele, the footage showed Pysher with his hands in the air when the shots were fired.

Prosecutors also said Pysher was unarmed.

There was no weapon on him.

And, according to the district attorney, the student was not charging at Farrell or acting aggressively.

“Mr. Pysher was not a threat,” Steele said in announcing the charge.

The investigation also found that Farrell had less-lethal options available, including a Taser, but did not use them.

That evidence led prosecutors to conclude that the use of deadly force was not legally justified.

Farrell was subsequently charged with voluntary manslaughter.

THE OFFICER’S ACCOUNT IS ALSO UNDER SCRUTINY

One of the most significant elements of the case involves what Farrell reportedly told another officer immediately after the incident.

According to an affidavit cited by prosecutors, Farrell said Pysher had charged toward him while screaming and refusing to get down.

But investigators say the body-camera footage does not show Pysher charging at the officer.

It also does not show the behavior Farrell described immediately before the shots were fired.

That discrepancy is now likely to become a major issue as the criminal case moves forward.

The prosecution is arguing that the available video evidence does not support the officer’s description of the encounter.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO START A NEW SCHOOL YEAR

For Pysher’s family, the tragedy is made even more painful by what he had been preparing to do next.

Pysher was a college student at Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey and was expected to begin the new school year shortly after the incident.

His family has described him as a well-liked young man who was out celebrating with friends that night.

Instead of returning to campus, he was returned home to a family now demanding accountability.

His parents have said they believe their son was confused and simply made a terrible mistake by going to the wrong property.

They have emphasized that he was not attempting to burglarize the home.

THE OFFICER HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN

Farrell surrendered to Montgomery County detectives on Sept. 1 after prosecutors announced the charge.

A judge set his bail at $75,000.

As a condition of his release, Farrell was ordered to surrender his weapons to Pennsylvania State Police.

He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 10.

The voluntary manslaughter charge is an allegation, not a conviction.

Farrell remains entitled to due process, and the case will now move through the Pennsylvania court system.

A FAMILY SAYS THE TRAGEDY WAS PREVENTABLE

An attorney representing Pysher’s family thanked prosecutors for pursuing the case.

The family has described their son’s death as preventable and has said they are looking forward to seeing the case move forward.

For them, the central question is painfully simple:

Why did a confused, unarmed college student who had his hands raised end up being shot after police arrived at the wrong-house call?

Prosecutors believe the body-camera footage provides important answers.

But the legal process has only just begun.

ONE WRONG TURN — AND A LIFE CHANGED FOREVER

The case began with something that can happen in a split second: a person in the dark, after a night of drinking, mistaking one house for another.

A 911 call transformed that mistake into a police response.

And within moments, Pysher was gone.

Now the officer who fired the fatal shots faces a serious criminal charge, while investigators, prosecutors and Pysher’s family continue to examine those final seconds.

The body-camera footage may ultimately become the most important evidence in determining what really happened that night.

For the Pysher family, however, the question is no longer where their son thought he was.

They know where he ended up.

He was at the wrong house — and now his family is demanding answers about why that mistake became fatal.