Hamilton police are investigating three swatting calls made on consecutive days this week that sent officers to the scene of two reported shootings and a bomb call that were all later determined to have been fabricated.
The term swatting refers to someone reporting a fake serious crime in order to send police to a targeted location.
“An investigation revealed the number used to call the emergency line was a computer-generated voice over internet protocol number. Police made contact with the residents of the home and found no evidence of any shooting and no victims.” About 24 hours later, at around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Hamilton police’s non-emergency line received another call for a reported shooting inside a residence.
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