Puyallup Twitch streamer falls victim to 'swatting' call after briefly losing account – KING 5

An unknown subject reported they had shot a woman and were about to commit suicide at the home, which officers found was not true. PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Twitch streamer and his family living in Puyallup were the victims of a swatting call late Monday night after an unknown caller delivered a false report of a shooting and potential suicide using the family’s address. A swatting call is defined as a hoax 911 call that typically involves extreme violence and is aimed at diverting emergency public resources to an unsuspecting person’s home. The Puyallup Police Department responded shortly after 11 p.m. after a caller said they had shot a woman and were going to commit suicide, saying they were located in a home in the 300 block of 12th Street NW. Officers arrived on scene and staged a block away to develop a plan, according to an incident report. They were able to make contact via phone with one of the occupants in the home who exited from the home with her hands in the air and spoke with officers. Officers said she had two sons with her, and they stayed outside while additional officers confirmed no one in the home…
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