Swatting Incident: Fake Shooting Report Prompts Large Police Response In Yonkers

A report of a person being shot inside a Westchester County home prompted a large police response — however, the emergency was a hoax, authorities said.

Yonkers Police responded to a residential address on Ashburton Avenue shortly after noon on Tuesday, Sept. 1, following a report that someone had been shot inside, the department told Daily Voice.

Officers responded with specialized units prepared to handle a potentially dangerous situation, including the department’s Emergency Service Unit, police said. However, an investigation determined that no shooting had occurred and that the report was a “swatting” incident…

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