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Alleged Faux-kidnapping Call Leads to Fatal Shooting, Felony Charges

Tyler Barriss, charged with making a fake emergency call leading to the fatal shooting of a Kansas man, waived his right to an extradition hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court. So reports Time

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.

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