It was a dramatic moment during the FCC’s net neutrality proceedings last December when the Commission’s public meeting was abruptly evacuated and bomb squads moved in — all while thousands watched on the live stream. The person who called in that threat has just entered a guilty plea to that and numerous other crimes, including a SWAT hoax that killed a man.
View More Prolific swatter and bomb hoaxer who broke up FCC’s net neutrality vote pleads guiltyCategory: Swatting
Parkland survivor David Hogg’s home was swatted in a dangerous prank
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David Hogg’s family home was swatted on Tuesday.
Someone called the Broward Sheriff’s Office in Florida on the Parkland survivor’s home, claiming that there was a hostage situation at the house. According to the local ABC affiliate, Coral Springs Fire Rescue arrived to find that the call was a prank.
“A SWAT team responded and cleared the home,” Broward County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Gina Carter told USA Today. “We are investigating who made the call.”
Hogg and his mom weren’t home — they’re in Washington, D.C. to accept the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award. He graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Sunday and is touring the country with other Parkland students to advocate for stricter gun control laws. Read more…
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Serial SWATter arrested, charged with involuntary manslaughter
Wichita police have arrested a 25-year-old online troll who calls himself SWAuTistic, charging him with involuntary manslaughter after sending police to a Kansas address. When police arrived at the address they opened fire on the resident, a fath…
View More Serial SWATter arrested, charged with involuntary manslaughter‘Swatting’ comes to its terrible, predictable culmination as streamer reportedly dies
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For years, “swatting” has been a vicious prank played on video game streamers, and it was only a matter of time before someone died as a result.
Thursday night, a Wichita SWAT team shot a man, Andrew Finch, in his home. Police now believe that the department deployed the team based on a fake tip made by a Twitch streamer.
According to the Wichita Eagle, Police Chief Troy Livingston said a call came in that a family argument had broken out, the father had been shot, and the shooter was holding the rest of the family hostage.
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View More ‘Swatting’ comes to its terrible, predictable culmination as streamer reportedly dies