{"id":2857,"date":"2026-05-28T21:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2026-05-28T21:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:31:58","slug":"supreme-court-justice-amy-coney-barrett-targeted-in-swatting-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2857","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett targeted in ‘swatting’ call"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.<\/strong> – <\/span>Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of a “swatting” call this week, police said.<\/p>

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What we know:<\/p>

Fairfax County Police told FOX 5 DC that they received the call on their non-emergency line shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at Barrett’s home.<\/p>

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Local officers coordinated with the Supreme Court Police personnel who are assigned to Barrett’s home, and determined the call was a hoax.<\/p>

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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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What is swatting?<\/h2>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

“Swatting” is when someone reports a fake crime to law enforcement, usually something violent like a shooting, according to the . The goal is to get law enforcement to respond to that home or place in force, like with a SWAT team.<\/p>

FBI officials estimated that there are hundreds of swatting calls in the U.S. annually.<\/p>

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Swatting investigation<\/h2>

What we don’t know:<\/p>

Officials did not say if a suspect had been identified or arrested.<\/p> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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