Police respond to ‘swatting’ call at Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home
Police radio traffic shows law enforcement received a call for a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address. The dispatcher warned responding officers shortly afterward that a “high priority resident of the county” lived there and that the report may not be authentic. When reached for comment, Fairfax County Police confirmed it was a swatting incident.
- ▪Police radio traffic shows law enforcement received a call for a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address.
- ▪The dispatcher warned responding officers shortly afterward that a “high priority resident of the county” lived there and that the report may not be authentic.
- ▪When reached for comment, Fairfax County Police confirmed it was a swatting incident.
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Court Battles Police respond to ‘swatting’ call at Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home Comments: by Zach Schonfeld - 05/28/26 6:31 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 05/28/26 6:31 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the victim of a swatting call Wednesday night at her Virginia home, according to local police. Police radio traffic shows law enforcement received a call for a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address. The dispatcher warned responding officers shortly afterward that a “high priority resident of the county” lived there and that the report may not be authentic. When reached for comment, Fairfax County Police confirmed it was a swatting incident.
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