A 25-year-old California man was arrested in connection to an online fight between two “Call of Duty” gamers that started a hoax call and led to a man being killed by police in Kansas. Los Angeles police on Friday arrested Tyler Barriss, who law enforcement claimed is the “prankster” who called 911 and made up a story about a kidnapping in Wichita. This dispute caused a tragic loss of a man that was declared unarmed and never even played the game according to his mother. Barriss, the prankster, swatted him in hopes to get back at him.

Swatting is a term used when someone calls 911 and tells them a tragic incident hoping that the SWAT team comes to the scene. This action causes tremendous pain and suffering the to the person that is being swatted. Twitch, a streaming site, has had many streamers being swatted throughout the years. A streamer of this case was Trick2g who was having a 24 hour stream for charity when suddenly 2 cops came in and he had a physical altercation with him. This led to his 24 hour streaming ending suddenly.

Swatting a serious incident that happens to innocent people. This action caused a family to lose a loved one. This loved one was 28 year-old, Andrew Finch. It was over a dispute of a $1 wager on a game Call Of Duty.In addition to the 911 call, police also released a brief video of body camera footage from another officer at the scene. It was difficult to see clearly what happened. The FBI estimates that roughly 400 cases of swatting occur annually, with some using caller ID spoofing to disguise their number.