Barriss has been charged with making a false alarm, a felony. Police said Andrew Finch was shot and killed after Bariss called in a fake shooting at Finch’s Wichita home.
Barriss could face a second-degree murder charge for unintentionally causing Finch’s death by “reckless action,” according to a University of Kansas professor. That charge can carry a sentence of up to 20 years. Officers responding to the hoax call said Finch’s hands went “up and down around his waistband” prior to being killed.