Little Elm police investigate swatting call Saturday

The Little Elm police department said it is investigating who placed a 911 call that ended up being “a deliberate act of swatting.”

The police department posted on social media that at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to Winterberry Lane after someone called 911 and claimed they shot a family member and threatened to harm others before hanging up.

Officers established a perimeter and made sure everyone inside was safe, then determined it was “a false report and a deliberate act of swatting,” the department said…

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