Swatting scare: Man falsely claims shooting parents, prompting police standoff

Several police agencies responded to a Ravena home Wednesday after a man called claiming he “shot and killed his parents.”

At 9:03 p.m. Wednesday, the Albany County Dispatch Center received a call from a man who claimed to lived in the Village of Ravena and told police, he “shot and killed his parents with a firearm and was threatening to shoot police.”

A multi-agency response, including the Coeymans Police Department, Albany County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police, surrounded the area and the home…

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