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Representative Greene targeted in eighth swatting incident, all prank calls

Prank call to 911 falsely claims shooting at Marjorie Taylor Greene's address.

In a bizarre and distressing incident, an alarming phone call was made to emergency services last night, claiming a horrendous crime had taken place at the residence of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. The caller alleged that he had shot his girlfriend at Greene's address and threatened to take his own life. However, authorities quickly determined that this disturbing call was nothing more than a malicious prank, widely known as 'swatting.'

Swiftly responding to the emergency call, police initiated contact with Greene's security team while en route to the scene, aiming to ascertain the veracity of the situation. Upon further investigation, they successfully identified the call as a hoax, marking the eighth instance of swatting targeting the conservative Georgia Republican.

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