The family of Austin Metcalf, a Texas teen recently killed at a track meet, was targeted by a swatting hoax just hours after a heated press conference involving the suspect's family.
Police responded to a false report of a shooting at the Metcalf home, only to discover it was a malicious prank. The incident occurred shortly after Jeff Metcalf, Austin's father, was publicly criticized by a spokesman for the alleged killer's family. Swatting is a dangerous trend where false emergency calls are made to provoke an armed police response.
The hoax has added further distress to a family already grieving a tragic loss.
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Slain Texas teen Austin Metcalf’s home swatted hours after tense press conference showdown
A swatting took place at Jeff Metcalf's home just hours after he was criticized by a spokesman for the family of his son's alleged murderer.
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