East Providence home swarmed by police in swatting incident linked to video game

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — East Providence police responded to a swatting incident Sunday night that police said started because of a video game.

Neighbors said officers surrounded a home on North Broadway with guns drawn. Video from one neighbor appears to show a police officer holding a rifle.

“They were on the porch over there pointing AR-15s at the house, it was a pretty serious situation,” said an East Providence resident…

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