DC Area Police Investigate Swatting Incident Targeting a Supreme Court Justice
The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating a swatting incident involving Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Officers responded to a false report at her residence, which was quickly determined to be fictitious. Swatting calls can lead to dangerous situations, and the police are looking into the origin of this particular call.
- ▪The swatting call was received on the non-emergency line at approximately 9:02 p.m.
- ▪Officers coordinated with Supreme Court police and confirmed the report was false.
- ▪Swatting involves making false reports to provoke a police response, often involving SWAT teams.
7 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre, 4 right.
- ▪ Justice Barrett Targeted by 'Swatting' Call — HotAir
- ▪ Police respond to ‘swatting’ call at Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home — The Hill
- ▪ Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home targeted in apparent swatting incident — NBC News — Top
- ▪ Swatting Justice Barrett Was a Threat, Not a Prank — PJ Media
- ▪ Supreme Court justice SWATTED — Blaze Media
- ▪ Conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Reportedly ‘Swatted’ — Dailycaller
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Home – Supreme Court News – DC Area Police Investigate Swatting Incident Targeting a Supreme Court Justice news DC Area Police Investigate Swatting Incident Targeting a Supreme Court Justice Tyler O’Neil • May 28, 2026 Print Supreme Court Justices in an official portrait on Oct. 7, 2022. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); The Fairfax County Police Department in northern Virginia is…
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