Man arrested after hoax 'swatting' call which led to fatal police shooting

Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas.

Wichita deputy police chief Troy Livingston on Friday characterised the hoax call as "swatting" and blamed a "prankster" who called 911 with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at the victim’s address.