A SUSPECTED hoaxer has been arrested after a prank emergency call resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at his Kansas home.

Officials said the tragic shooting was the result of a "swatting" where a prankster called 911 about a shooting and kidnapping at the victim's address.

5 Police footage shows a man, believed to be Finch, being shot at the door of his Kansas home by a SWAT team

California suspect held in 'swatting' hoax that led to police killing Kansas man

A police source said the call was made because of a dispute over a $2 wager made between gamers playing Call of Duty.

Wichita Deputy Police haven't released the name of the man who was killed Thursday, but relatives have identified him as 28-year-old Andrew Finch.

Tyler Barriss, 25, is suspected of making that call and was arrested in Los Angeles on Friday, according to officials.

Officer Paul Cruz said the two city police departments are working with the FBI on the case, but provided no further details including on possible charges or extradition.

5 Andrew Finch's family have confirmed he was shot and killed by police who were responding to a hoax 911 call

5 Suspect Tyler Barriss was arrested by cops in Los Angeles in relation to the hoax 911 call

In audio of the 911 call played by Wichita police at a news conference yesterday, a man said he shot his father in the head and that he was holding his mother and a sibling at gunpoint.

The caller, speaking with relative calm, also said he poured gasoline inside the home "and I might just set it on fire."

Officers subsequently surrounded the home at the address the caller provided and prepared for a hostage situation.

When Finch went to the door, police told him to put his hands up and move slowly.

But Livingston said the man moved a hand toward his waistband a place where guns are commonly concealed.

5 A picture of Finch's Kansas home where cops believed a hostage situation was underway Credit: Google maps

An officer, fearing the man was reaching for a gun, fired a single shot.

Finch, who cops confirmed was unarmed, died later at a hospital.

The officer, a seven-year veteran of the department, is on paid leave pending the investigation.

Lisa Finch on Friday told reporters "that cop murdered my son over a false report in the first place."

In addition to the 911 call, police also released a brief video of body camera footage from another officer at the scene.

Dexerto, an online news service focused on gaming, reported that the series of events began with an online argument over a $1 or $2 wager in a Call of Duty game.

Livingston said investigators were tracking online leads, and a law enforcement official who earlier confirmed Barriss' arrest said the shooting stemmed from a dispute over "Call of Duty."

The official wasn't authorised to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press Saturday on condition of anonymity.

5 A police source said the prank call was made over a dispute between gamers who were playing Call of Duty

The source said Barriss believed a person involved in the dispute lived at the address, but that investigators don't believe Finch was the intended target.

Finch's mother said her son was not a gamer.

The official said it wasn't clear if Barriss was involved in the dispute or if he had been recruited to make the false call.

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Court records show Barriss was convicted in 2016 on two counts of making a false bomb report to a TV station in Glendale, California, and sent to Los Angeles County jail for two years.

Jail records show he was released in January.

The FBI estimates that roughly 400 cases of swatting occur annually, with some using caller ID spoofing to disguise their number.

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