An Ohio video gamer who played a role in a hoax phone call that led police to kill a man in Kansas was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison, authorities said
Swatting is a dangerous prank with potentially deadly consequences. Here's what you need to knowCasey S. Viner, 19, was one of three defendants in a case of"swatting" -- making a false report to send police somewhere -- that led Wichita police to erroneously shoot and kill 28-year-old Andrew Finch at his front door in December 2017.
The address, it turned out, was not where the Wichita gamer currently lived, but where he used to live, authorities said. Actually living at the address was Fincher, unaware of what was happening.How the call and the shooting unfoldedOn the evening of December 28, 2017, a 911 caller told a dispatcher in Kansas' Sedgwick County of a shooting and possible hostage situation at Finch's address, police said.Andrew Finch.
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