Local and federal officials are investigating after a fake shooting report triggered an armed response to the home Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).
A phone call made at approximately 1:03 a.m. on Aug. 24 claimed a person was shot multiple times at a home in Rome, Georgia, the Rome Police Department said. But when officers responded, they discovered the address was the home of Greene.
“She assured the officers there was no issue and the call was determined to be a false call commonly known as ‘swatting,’” the department said.
Swatting refers to when a person falsely reports a shooting or other serious event at a location with the intent to trigger a response from a SWAT team, or a team of heavily armed law enforcement officers….