Closely armed legislation enforcement officers swarmed former White Home adviser Steve Bannon’s Washington, DC, residence after an obvious “swatting” incident on Friday, in line with police.
A prankster despatched police right into a frenzy after calling 911 at about 10:45 a.m. and reporting {that a} gunman was inside a house within the 200 Block of A Avenue close to 2nd Avenue, simply steps away from the Capitol, and had shot somebody, officers told The Washington Post.
The caller then threatened to take his personal life if police got here, CNN reported. The house was later revealed to be Bannon’s.
Members of the Metropolitan Police Division and US Capitol Police arrived on scene however noticed no signal of a gunman or photographs fired, police said.
Cops mentioned that folks have been in the home on the time, nevertheless it’s unclear if Bannon was amongst them.
Police decided it was a “swatting” incident — when somebody calls 911 with a false report back to trick police into a SWAT operation on an individual’s residence. The decision was not constituted of Bannon’s residence, cops mentioned.
The prank name compelled police to close down a number of streets close to the Capitol and Supreme Courtroom whereas they investigated. Streets reopened by 12:30 after no suspects or victims have been discovered, police mentioned.
“The police have been terrific,” Bannon, 67, informed NBC as he walked up the entrance steps of his residence after police had cleared the block.
