Swatting has become a problem within the gaming community for the last decade, especially for Twitch streamers. The settlement will cost the city council $2 million, while the rest of it will be covered by insurance. "I’ve watched this family go through disappointment after disappointment after disappointment and finally today we came together as a community. "It has been difficult to say the very least," Jones said. Even though he was previously passed over for promotion for lack of sound judgment, he was ultimately promoted to detective last year.Īs for the $5 million settlement, Finch family spokesperson AlmaAnn Jones said she was glad the community helped bring closure.
Meanwhile, Rapp had no criminal charges filed against him, nor was he investigated by Wichita police for any potential policy violations. The SWAT then surrounded Finch's house, and when Finch, who was unaware of the situation, stepped outside to see what was going on, Rapp immediately shot Finch in the chest from 40 yards away, even though he didn't pose a threat to police or others on the scene.īarriss, who was also linked to another swatting incident in Canada, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter, while Viner was sentenced to 15 months and given a two-year ban on gaming for hiring someone to make a prank emergency call to police. The shooting death of Andrew Finch, 28, in December 2017 drew national attention after a California man was arrested for allegedly making the call to Wichita authorities that led them to respond.
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Viner made a hoax call to the police, and Gaskill gave a false address to Tyler Barriss, a serial swatter who ultimately made a false report of a hostage situation and a murder. The swatting incident stemmed from an argument between Casey Viner and Shane Gaskill during an online match in Call of Duty: WWII in December 2017. In August 2020, an unknown 911 caller claimed to be holding hostages at the home of Melina Abdullah, a leader in the. The city voted 6-1 in favor of the lawsuit. The officer who killed Finch was not charged. According to The Wichita Eagle, city officials approved the settlement on Tuesday in a five-year lawsuit against Wichita police detective Justin Rapp, who killed 28-year-old Finch despite him being unarmed.
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