Wichita has settled a lawsuit over a police killing that resulted from a Call of Duty swatting in 2017.
The city of Wichita, Kansas, has reached a $5 million settlement with the family of Andrew Finch, who wasThe incident arose from a dispute between two players in an online Call of Duty match, which led one to engage the services of a notorious swatter who went by the name of Swautistic. But the target of the swatting provided a false address, which led police to Finch's home.
Criminal charges were not filed against Rapp in the case, but the family understandably brought a lawsuit against the city in 2018. According to the, the city fought the family in court for five years through appeals and attempting to have it thrown out. Wichita was eventually removed from the suit, leaving Rapp as the sole defendant, but the city is still responsible for Rapp's legal costs. The settlement will cost Wichita $2 million, while the balance will be covered by insurance.
"It has been difficult to say the very least," a Finch family spokesperson said after the council voted in favor of the settlement."I’ve watched this family go through disappointment after disappointment after disappointment and finally today we came together as a community. We got this done." “I’m just glad that, as a community, we can find closure and do our part to bring closure to the family,” Wichita mayor Brandon Whipple said. “This is just an awful situation.”
Swatting is a"prank" in which someone—typically an aggrieved gamer—makes a false report of a serious crime, like a murder or hostage taking, in order to trigger an armed response from police against someone who has no idea it's coming.
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