Earlier today, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office confirms they responded to Berea at two different locations after receiving reports of shootings. Deputies determined these calls to be false and possible ‘swatting calls.” Swatting entails generating an emergency law enforcement response against a target victim under false pretenses. Swatters do this by making phone calls to emergency lines like 911 and falsely reporting a violent emergency situation, such as a shooting or hostage situation.
WBON-TV9 sources say the caller reportedly stated he had shot his wife.
According to the sheriff’s office, it is unknown where the calls were originated, and these false calls remain under investigation.
