A swatting attack happened at the home of Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, on Thursday night. This happened just hours after a heated press meeting with Karmelo Anthony’s family, who is accused of killing Austin.
Frisco Police confirmed that they reacted to a 911 call about gunshots at the Hickory Street home of the Metcalf family. After investigating, the call was found to be a hoax, commonly referred to as “swatting.”
Swatting is the act of calling a fake emergency number to get a lot of cops involved, usually to bother or scare someone. In recent years, it has become more common, especially in cases that are public or have a lot of emotional content…