Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Swatted' Twice This Week
"Swatting" is the act of placing a fake emergency call to 911 operators, who often dispatch armed SWAT teams to what they think is a violent situation, defines Axios. "Swatting attacks are used as a prank or form of harassment and have led to fatal consequences."
Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was the victim of two "swatting" calls this week, Axios writes.
"When Rome Police officers arrived, however, they realized it was the Republican congresswoman's home and left after 'she assured the officers there was no issue,' the department said in a statement," writes the Huffington Post.
It was the second time this week that Greene was the victim of a such attack.
The Rome Police Department told Axios that it responded to a "swatting call" at Greene's residence at 2:53 a.m. on Thursday.
The call was from an internet chat about a male who was possibly planning to shoot his family members and himself at Greene's home.
"This call was received on what appeared to be a suicide crisis line from an internet chat," Rome police told Axios. The caller said a male who "came out as transgender" had "claimed they shot the family." The police said the call was a "second false report."
This followed a Facebook report on Wednesday of the first "swat" attempt at Greene from the Rome Police Department that read:
"On August 24, 2022 at about 0103 hours Rome Police officers responded to a 911 call reference to a subject being shot multiple times at an address within the city limits. When officers responded they discovered this was the home of Marjorie Taylor Greene. She assured the officers there was no issue and the call was determined to be a false call commonly known as 'swatting'.
"Rome/Floyd 911 received a second call from the suspect who was using a computer generated voice stating that he/she was upset about Mrs. Greene's political view on transgender youth rights.
"The Rome Police Department Criminal Investigation Division is working in conjunction with the United States Capital Police on this investigation.
"This is an active investigation and no further information can be released at this time.
"Greene's communications director Nick Dyer told Ars that 'a criminal investigation of these violent crimes is ongoing, and our No. 1 concern is the safety of Congresswoman Greene and her family.' Dyer said that the second attempt happened early this morning but that Greene was 'not sharing details at this time" when asked to confirm whether police returned to Greene's residence ready to use force,'"