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| Subject: A barbaric poLICE officer fatally shot a man while responding to an emergency call now called a 'swatting' prank Sat Dec 30, 2017 1:13 am | |
| A police officer in Wichita fatally shot a man while responding to an emergency call that authorities now say was a tragic and senseless prank. The 28-year-old man, whom officials did not immediately identify, was killed around 6:20 p.m. Thursday after police responded to a report that there had been a shooting and hostages taken at the house, Deputy Wichita Police Chief Troy Livingston said at a Friday news conference. “Due to the actions of a prankster, we have an innocent victim,” Livingston said, calling it a case of “swatting.” Swatting, which has a long history in the online gaming world, refers to the practice of making an emergency call about a fake situation often involving a killing or hostages, in the hopes of sending police to the address of an adversary or random person.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/29/a-police-officer-fatally-shot-a-man-while-responding-to-an-emergency-call-now-called-a-swatting-prank/
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