Yes, somebody died after being swatted a few months ago - shot by police standing in his driveway. That one was allegedly over a game.
The whole conspiracy around shootings being faked is one of those things that is just... beyond my powers of comprehension. someone from my town was in an American mass shooting (I'm in Canada) and has gotten death threats and other horrible things. The fact that people send awful messages to the parents of children killed is just... I cannot wrap my head around it. They think it's an anti-gun conspiracy despite the fact that if guns were going to be restricted/banned because of mass shootings, it would've happened by now.
it makes me really wonder about these people's thought processes. "Hm, should I send a hateful message to this person? If I'm right, I let them know I know! If I'm wrong, I'm sending a monstrous message to someone who survived a shooting or whose family member died. Let's do it!" ARGH WHY.