Gamer sentenced to prison for police swatting hoax that killed a man

Casey Viner of North College Hill, Ohio, pleaded guilty to conspiring to make fake calls to Wichita police in 2017, prompting officers to think they were dealing with a man who had shot his father.

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Viner, prosecutors said, wanted armed police officers to respond to the home of Shane Gaskill, 20, because the two had argued over the video game and a $1.50 wager.

But Gaskill gave Viner the wrong address, and police responded to the home of an unrelated man, Andrew Finch. Fearing he was armed, officers shot and killed him.

After pleading guilty, Viner admitted he tried to hide his role in the deadly plot when he realized someone had been killed.

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