A report of an active shooter at an Orange County hospital turned out to be a hoax and was a “swatting” incident, police say.
“Swatting” is defined by the Department of Homeland Security as a “malicious act that can involve placing false emergency calls to emergency responders, often reporting a (false) severe, ongoing crisis at a specific location.”
“The goat of ‘swatting’ is to provoke a significant law enforcement response, create chaos and [they can] potentially [result] in violence,” DHS advises…