On December 28, 2017, a fatal swatting incident occurred in Wichita, Kansas, United States. During an online dispute between Casey Viner and Shane Gaskill, regarding the video game Call of Duty: WWII, Viner threatened to have Gaskill swatted.
The family of a Wichita, Kansas, man killed in a 2017 swatting incident is seeking $25 million in damages from the city, according to court documents obtained by NBC affiliate KSNW. The...
A 25-year-old man, Tyler Barriss, was arrested in connection with the hoax, Officer Mike Lopez, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, said late Friday. The Wichita police could not...
Dec. 31, 2017 When the police surrounded a house in Wichita, Kan., late Thursday, they expected to find a gunman who told a 911 dispatcher that he was holding his mother and brother at gunpoint...
The Kansas police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Wichita man at the door of his home after a hoax emergency call won't face any charges, prosecutors said Thursday. Andrew Finch, 28, was...
Suspect arrested in deadly online gaming prank (2017) 03:12 See More Videos Story highlights A man was shot after opening his door to police responding to false report The suspect was...
Tyler Barriss, 26, Los Angeles, Calif., pleaded guilty to causing a deadly swatting incident in Wichita on Dec. 28, 2017, as well as dozens of similar crimes in which no one was injured. In those cases, Barriss pleaded guilty to charges filed in federal courts in California and the District of Columbia.
Over a three-month period beginning in late September 2017, he made more than 30 swatting calls: He created fictional murder-suicide plots and schemes he tied to the Islamic State; forced...
Updated 8:02 AM EST, Sun December 31, 2017 Link Copied! ... to untangle the strands of a swatting case that ended with a police officer fatally ... a man called the 911 center in Wichita, Kansas ...
Jun. 16—A new six-part docuseries hit Netflix on Wednesday, and its first episode is a detailed look at the fatal 2017 swatting incident in Wichita that left 28-year-old Andrew Finch dead.
Feds to resume prosecution against Wichita man charged in 2017 deadly swatting (WIBW) By KWCH Staff Published: Sep. 20, 2021 at 3:31 PM PDT WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita man charged in...
The so-called "swatting" left 28-year-old Andrew Finch dead on Dec. 28, 2017. A Wichita police officer fired the fatal shot at Finch's home, 1033 W. McCormick.
Finch, 28, the father of two young children, was killed in December 2017 after police responded to a 911 call that alleged someone at his Wichita address had shot his father and was holding his remaining family hostage with a gun.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita man has been sentenced for his part in a hoax that led to the death of Andrew Finch in 2017. The hoax started as some online gamers played Call of Duty: WWII....
Wichita police investigate a call of a possible hostage situation near the corner of McCormick and Seneca in Wichita, Kan., on the night of Dec. 28, 2017. ... who has been linked to other swatting ...
His 'swatting' call led to the death of a man. Now he is going to prison for 20 years. ... in December 2017, Wichita police were notified of a shooting and possible hostage situation at the ...
A federal judge has granted a government request to resume prosecution of one of the men tied to Wichita's deadly 2017 swatting. Shane Gaskill of Wichita entered into a 18-month diversion ...
Police Arrest Man In Fatal 'Swatting' Prank : The Two-Way Wichita, Kan., police fatally shot a father of two Thursday after a false 911 report claimed a man was holding his family hostage at that ...
The 2017 Wichita Swatting began with an argument on Call of Duty: World War II over a $1.50 bet. Barriss called the police an individual that he thought was his opponent but instead belonged to ...
While playing an online video game on Dec. 28, 2017, Viner got upset at Gaskill and contacted Barriss, a known swatter, to punish him, federal prosecutors said. Viner gave Barriss an address he...
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