A Wichita man has been sentenced for his role in a fatal swatting incident from 2017.
Shane Gaskill pled guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Prosecutors say Gaskill gave Casey Viner, of Ohio, his old address which was used in a swatting call made by Tyler Barris, of California. This was the current address of Andrew Finch, who was fatally shot by police who thought they were responding to a hostage situation. This was the first fatal swatting incident in the U.S.
Gaskill and Viner had been involved in a dispute over a $1.50 bet placed during an online game.
Barris was sentenced to 20 years in prison for making the fatal swatting call. He was also connected to multiple other incidents regarding fake bomb threats.
