INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceMedia captionListen to the horrifying 911 call that led to a man's deathA US teenager has been
jailed for 15 months for involvement in a prank call leading to an innocent man's death.Casey Viner, 19, from Ohio, conspired with fellow
gamer Tyler Barriss to make a so-called "swatting" call to police
In the 911 call, Barriss claimed he was holding his family hostage but when police visited the address provided, they shot father-of-two
Andrew Finch.The two men admitted to making the call after a row with another gamer, Shane Gaskill, while playing Call of Duty.Bariss was
sentenced earlier this year to 20 years behind bars
In court, Viner pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice
After his sentence he will be banned from gaming for two years
Viner said he was "awfully sorry", that he never intended anything to happen and he thinks of it every day."We impose sentences not only for
what people intend, but what happened," said US District Judge Eric Melgren.A "swatting" call is a hoax phone call designed to make special
weapons and tactics (Swat) police raid a target's house.On 28 December 2017, Barriss told police he had shot his father and was holding
the rest of his family hostage.Image copyrightReutersImage caption
Tyler Barriss pleaded guilty to a total of 51
charges
He gave police what he thought was Mr Gaskill's address in Kansas.However, the address provided by Mr Gaskill was
not his own but that of Mr Finch, 28.Armed police went to the property and shot dead Mr Finch, who had no involvement in the video game
dispute.Police say the responding officer shot Mr Finch after he moved his hands towards his waist.US Attorney Stephen McAllister described
swatting as "reckless, dangerous and, as this case proves, potentially tragic"
The police officer involved was not charged as there was not enough evidence to show they acted unreasonably considering the context
"Swatting is not a prank, and it is no way to resolve disputes among gamers," Mr McAllister added, calling on gamers to "self-police their
community to ensure that the practice of swatting is ended once and for all".
