Tyler Rai Barriss had called police with a false hostage report that led to the shooting death of Andrew Finch in 2017.
By Michael Brice-Saddler , Michael Brice-Saddler General Assignment Reporter Email Bio Follow Avi Selk and Avi Selk Reporter Email Bio Follow Eli Rosenberg Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 29 at 5:25 PM A California man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday for phoning a false hostage threat to police in Wichita, resulting in the death of an innocent man.
That call was later determined to have originated from Barriss, who was arrested several hours later in connection with Finch’s death. He told authorities he had made the call at the request of Casey Viner, 19, who had gotten into a feud with Shane Gaskill, 20, while the two were playing “Call of Duty” online.
“I had seen the red and blue light flashing in my window,” Finch’s mother, Lisa Finch, told the Wichita Eagle at the time. “I heard my son scream, I got up and then I heard a shot. … They didn’t call the ambulance until he was dead.”
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