LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting call to Wichita police

The Wichita Eagle ^ | December 30, 2017 | Nichole Manna

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Los Angeles police have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of making the swatting call that ended with a Wichita man being killed by police.

Tyler Barriss was arrested Friday afternoon, according to KABC.

Booking records for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office say he was arrested at 3:15 p.m. for a felony.

Barriss is accused of reporting a fake homicide and hostage situation to the Wichita Police Department just after 6:15 p.m. Thursday.

The practice is called "swatting" and happens when someone makes a call to a police department with a false story of an ongoing crime – often with killing or hostages involved – in an attempt to draw a large number of police officers to a particular address.

[Vaquero]

Hang the murdering SOB.

Yes hang the brain dead cops.

[DoodleDawg]

YES, HE WAS NOT ARMED.

Happens a lot lately.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

The one that called it in for sure. I don’t know why they call this a “prank”. Probably the officer too.

[Nifster]

One of obozo’s boys...and not the first time he’s done this crap. I hope they charge him with murder

[Rebelbase]

Almost everyone has a mobile phone today and area codes are meaningless.

[DoodleDawg]

Now just why would LEO or 911 accept a call from out of the area like this ???

My understanding is that these kind of calls are usually made to the police non-emergency number where the caller-ID blocking isn't such a big deal.

[Mercat]

The article I read said that the call was probably routed to come up as a Wichita number.

[Nifster]

If he called from a cell phone it is not surprising

My cell number is from Santa Clara county California. Have had the number for decades

It ain’t a land line nation anymore

[Leaning Right]

> ...and that makes it all ok when Wichita police and SWAT show up, knock on your door and MURDER the very first person they see in the house. <

Absolutely this was murder. The poor guy was shot, the police say, because he reached for his waistband. And I doubt that even that is true. The guy probably just moved his hand randomly. We all do that when we walk, or even when we stand still.

An innocent black is right to fear the police. Hell, I’m an older white guy, and I fear the police.

I wish I could remember who it was, but another FReeper here said it perfectly: The police used to have a job, to make us feel safe. Now it’s our job to make the police feel safe.

[shelterguy]

“”””It’s the online equivalent of Road Rage. Everything just escalates.
I keep my identity hidden as do almost all gamers.”

I have been a member of many various online discussion boards.
Some were chummy, like the farm related ones.. Guys got to know each other, met each other at tractor pulls, farm shows, etc.

I never told them my real name or where I lived. I saw a number of instances where someone would get really mad at another poster and contact an employer and spread some nasty stuff or otherwise disrupt their lives.

[Right Brother]

Hey c’mon Appy, he made a threatening move! Just ask the cops that were there, they’ll tell you. Interesting how all these innocent unarmed people shot share one thing in common, they all make a movement deemed by the cops to be threatening.

[Dusty Road]

Yep!

[Blue Jays]

"...Wichita man being killed by police..."

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The decent, utterly surprised, and law-abiding person is paradoxically the one more likely to misinterpret police instructions, too.
He or she is likely astonished and in disbelief of what is (embarrassingly) occurring on their front lawn.

A dirtbag criminal who has been arrested many times prior knows the drill perfectly.
The incredulous homeowner might drop his or her hands in disbelief, reach for I.D. or a cellphone.

The police need WAY better training to keep their fingers off the triggers.
The person from LA who called-in the fake crime to Wichita should be charged with premeditated murder. It was planned and there was potential for gunfire.

[CGASMIA68]

“Probably the officer too”

Probably.....For sure the officer too.
They never saw a weapon.
Uncalled for

[null and void]

Wait, a call comes in from LA to Wichita and they immediately send out a SWAT team?

Any excuse for a righteous shoot.

[null and void]

Hang the murdering SOB.

In California? You jest!

[Leaning Right]

> I want to see the body cam footage before I believe the “reached for his wasitband” line. <

If I were on the jury, that actually wouldn’t matter to me. No one should be shot for reaching for his cell phone, scratching his leg, or pulling up his pants.

If you don’t see an actual gun, you shouldn’t shoot. If a suspect seems to be reaching for his waistband, back off and assess the situation. Would this be putting the cop in more danger? Possibly. But that is, unfortunately, the nature of the job.

Just like a fireman rushing into a burning building is put in more danger. It is, unfortunately, the nature of the job.

[nobamanomore]

The guy that made the call needs to go away for a long time.

The officer who shot a man with no provocation needs to go away for a long time.

Both are at fault. Both need to suffer the consequences.

[lurk]

Unfortunate on a deep level. But SWAT teams enter buildings with muzzles up, fingers on the trigger, jacked adrenaline. Chances are massively increased for any occupant to get whacked.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Extradite him to Kansas and hang him there.