BO RADER/VIA AP Tyler Barriss called police from Los Angeles to falsely report a shooting and kidnapping at that Wichita address. READ MORE:* Fictitious shooting in video game sparked real-life shooting in Kansas swatting case* Suspect in fatal US 'swatting' hoax has history of similar calls* Police officer fatally shoots man while responding to 'swatting' prankThe 2017 death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch drew national attention to swatting. Barriss called Wichita police from Los Angeles on December 28, 2017, to falsely report a shooting and kidnapping at that Wichita address. The intended target in Wichita, Shane Gaskill, 20, and the man who allegedly recruited Barriss, Casey Viner, 19, of North College Hill, Ohio, are charged as co-conspirators. Authorities say Viner provided Barriss with an address for Gaskill that Gaskill had previously given to Viner.

Source: Stuff March 29, 2019 22:03 UTC