Toledo man charged with swatting after police trace hoax 911 call

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A Toledo man is charged with swatting after police say he called 911 to send first responders to a fake emergency.

Steven Gorkowski, 58, allegedly called 911 on June 1 and told dispatchers that a man was holding a gun to his head threatening to commit suicide at a home on the 700 block of Madison Avenue.

The false report triggered a response from law enforcement and medical services, but no emergency was found, police said…

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