Re: Alleged prank 'swatting' call turns deadly with fatal police shooting of man in Kansas [telecom]

A 25-year-old man in California has been arrested over an alleged

> hoax 911 call that led to police killing an unarmed man in Kansas on > Thursday night, authorities said. > +--------------------+ > > Re the 911 call to Wichita police, how does someone call 911 in KS > from Los Angeles. > > Aren't 911 calls limited to that PSAPs surrounding area ? > > Does spoofing the CallerID get the call routed to that PSAP ? > > ***** Moderator's Note ***** > > E911 centers get their phone number ID from ANI info, just like the > holders of "800" numbers, and it's difficult to forge that info from > most phone lines. > > However, there's a backdoor: ... a VoIP-based phone company, which > might have customers all across the nation, will ask each customer > to fill out a 911 database form, and then that address information > will be automatically entered into the 911 database for the > town/city/state involved. [snip]

Bill, thanks for the explanation above. I found a later news article where it explains that "a distraught-sounding man called the security desk at Wichita City Hall and gave that address - the Finch family home - to report the fake hostage situation, according to an audio recording of the 911 call"

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So it would appear the initial call was to City Hall, which was then transferred to a 911 dispatcher.

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