The man accused of making the false call to a south Wichita home that led to a heavy police response and the death of Andrew Finch, is one of three now facing federal charges.

Prosecutors say Tyler Barriss made the "swatting' call to a south Wichita home in December, 2017, leading police to believe they were responding to a possible shooting and hostage situation.

The two others facing charges in connection with this case are identified as Casey Viner, of Ohio and Shane Gaskill, of Wichita. Viner and Gaskill were involved in a dispute concerning an online video game. This dispute led to contact with Barriss who made the false emergency call to the home near Seneca and McCormick.

The indictment says Gaskill and Viner got into the argument and an upset Viner recruited Barriss to swat Gaskill at a false address Gaskill had given Viner.

This address was an old address for Gaskill. The indictment says Viner and Barriss did not know that Gaskill no longer lived at the home in the 1000 block of West McCormick (near McCormick and Seneca).

Gaskill was followed on Twitter by Barriss, realized Barriss was watching his Twitter account and engaged in conversation where he dared Barriss to "swat" him at the address on West McCormick.

The indictment says Barriss started making phone calls to Wichita police, eventually reaching the 911 system. He disguised his phone in order to make it look like the call originated in the 316 area code.

Multiple times, Barriss falsely reported that he'd shot his father, was holding his mother and brother hostage at gunpoint and that he'd poured gasoline in the house, threatening to light it on fire. He also said he was thinking about suicide.

At the McCormick house, a Wichita police officer fatally shot Andrew Finch, believing the 28-year-old man to have been armed. Finch did not have a weapon, but after reviewing the incident, the Sedgwick County District Attorney ruled the officer will not face charges.

Barriss, 25, of Los Angeles, faces charges of making false/hoax reports to emergency services, cyberstalking, making interstate threats, making interstate threats to harm by fire, seven counts of wire fraud, and conspiracy to make false/hoax reports.

Viner, 18, of North College Hill, Ohio, faces seven counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to make false/hoax reports, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Gaskill, 19, faces three counts of obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice and wire fraud.

Eyewitness News attempted to reach Gaskill and Viner Wednesday. Gaskill's family didn't want to talk and said the 19-year-old "didn't do anything."

Eyewitness News reporter Brittni Thomason messaged a Twitter account believed to belong to Viner. There was no respond and its owner blocked Thomason from the account.

Following Wednesday's announcement on the federal charges against Barriss, Viner and Gaskill, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister says, "Falsely causing police to respond in force to the address of an innocent family or person is not a joke, it's a crime. Such behavior is simply irresponsible and immoral."

McAllister explained that federal charges apply because this case involved multiple states and communication across state lines. The false/hoax charge carries the possibility of life in prison because it resulted in a man's death, the U.S. attorney says.

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U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister will hold a press conference today to announce a federal indictment in a significant case.

The press conference will take place at 3 p.m. today in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 301 N. Main, Wichita, Kan., Suite 1200.

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