Update, March 30: Much tougher false alarm punishments are about to become law in Kansas after last year’s deadly swatting call.
Last year, Wichita, Kansas resident Andrew Finch was shot and killed by police responding to a false report of a hostage situation at a local home. None of the individuals allegedly involved in the swatting prank were connected to Finch. Now, Kansas lawmakers have a bill increasing the penalties for false emergency reports leading to injury or death, and that bill is set to soon become law.
The Andrew T. Finch bill - or HB 2581 - has passed both sides of the Kansas state legislature. The House voted 117-0, and the Senate voted 40-0 in favour. After those unanimous approvals, the bill now only needs the signature of Governor Jeff Colyer to become law.
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