US gamer jailed after hoax police call leads to fatal shooting

A US man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for making a hoax 911 call that led to police shooting an innocent man dead. Tyler Barriss, 26, told emergency services he had fatally shot his father and was holding the rest of his family hostage as part of a "swatting" prank. Swatting is a form of retaliation which involves falsely reporting a crime so that a massive police response - often involving SWAT teams - is sent to a target's home.
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