Marjorie Taylor Greene and Other Republican Swatted on Christmas
On Christmas Day, a swatting incident targeted the home of U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in Rome, Georgia. A false report was made through a local suicide hotline by a man who claimed he had shot his girlfriend at the congresswoman's address and was contemplating suicide. Upon verification, the Rome Police Department identified the call as a hoax, and officers did not proceed to Greene's home. The criminal investigations division is currently seeking to identify the individual responsible for the call.
This event marks the eighth swatting attempt directed at Rep. Greene's residence. Swatting is a dangerous harassment tactic where a fake emergency is reported to law enforcement, typically involving an alleged violent crime, to trigger a significant police response to an individual's home. In this instance, the police response was canceled en route after determining the emergency report was fabricated. The Rome Police Department is working on building a case against the caller, and Representative Greene has also reported receiving a death threat via social media recently.
