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Man Pleads to Swatting

Tyler Barriss, of California, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges over several hoax phone calls known as swatting, with one that resulted in the fatal police shooting of Wichita, Kansas, resident Andrew Finch.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Tyler Barriss, of California, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges over several hoax phone calls known as swatting, with one that resulted in the fatal police shooting of Wichita, Kansas, resident Andrew Finch.

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