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12-30-2017, 06:01 AM
'Swatting' comes to its terrible, predictable culmination as man reportedly dies
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For years, "swatting" has been a vicious prank played on video game streamers, and it was only a matter of time before someone died as a result.
On Thursday night, a Wichita police officer shot a man, Andrew Finch, in his home. Police now believe that the department deployed the team based on a fake tip made by a Twitch streamer.*
According to the Wichita Eagle (http://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article192111974.html), Police Chief Troy Livingston said a call came in that a family argument had broken out, the father had been shot, and the shooter was holding the rest of the family hostage.*
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For years, "swatting" has been a vicious prank played on video game streamers, and it was only a matter of time before someone died as a result.
On Thursday night, a Wichita police officer shot a man, Andrew Finch, in his home. Police now believe that the department deployed the team based on a fake tip made by a Twitch streamer.*
According to the Wichita Eagle (http://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article192111974.html), Police Chief Troy Livingston said a call came in that a family argument had broken out, the father had been shot, and the shooter was holding the rest of the family hostage.*
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