{"id":2607934,"date":"2026-05-28T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-thwart-attempted-swatting-of-amy-coney-barretts-house\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:16:25","slug":"police-thwart-attempted-swatting-of-amy-coney-barretts-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-thwart-attempted-swatting-of-amy-coney-barretts-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Police thwart attempted swatting of Amy Coney Barrett&#8217;s house"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-thwart-attempted-swatting-of-amy-coney-barretts-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, responded to a reported gunfire incident at the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney barrett after receiving a call through the department\u2019s non-emergency line.Officers quickly steadfast the report was false-consistent with a swatting attempt-after coordinating with Supreme Court Police and checking with barrett\u2019s security personnel, and the situation was cleared shortly afterward.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that swatting involves making a fabricated violent emergency call to prompt an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-says-multiple-federal-agencies-investigating-swatting-attempts-against-her\/\" title=\"MTG Says Multiple Federal Agencies Investigating Swatting Attempts Against Her\">armed police response<\/a>, and it says this kind of harassment has increasingly targeted public figures, including Supreme Court justices. It also places the incident in context of recent security concerns around the Court, including threats and harassment directed at Barrett and her family.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police responded to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swatting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10470\">swatting<\/a> attempt at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a> home of Supreme Court Justice<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amy-coney-barrett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"747\"> Amy Coney Barrett<\/a> after a false report of gunfire prompted officers to rush to the residence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred on Wednesday night when authorities received a report of shots fired outside Barrett\u2019s home, triggering a police response. Officers quickly determined the call was likely a swatting attempt after meeting with security personnel already stationed at the property and finding no evidence of gunfire. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4585303\/fbi-arrests-cia-official-stolen-gold-bars\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>FBI arrests CIA official who snatched over $40 million in gold bars<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4584725\/new-york-man-prison-iran-murder-plot\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New York man sentenced to 10 years in prison for plotting murder of Iran regime critic<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4583375\/two-anti-ice-protesters-arrested-assaulting-officers-delaney-hall-newark\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two anti-ICE protesters charged with assaulting officers at Delaney Hall facility in Newark<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYesterday evening at approximately 9:02 p.m., officers responded to a swatting call at the residence of U.S. Supreme Court Justice in Fairfax County,\u201d the Fairfax County Police Department told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe call was received through the department\u2019s non-emergency line. Officers immediately coordinated with Supreme Court Police personnel assigned to the residence and quickly determined that the report was fictitious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police audio <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PenguinSix\/status\/2060004288609325313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2060004288609325313%7Ctwgr%5Ee063feff91564dc17e91358424fee1b1a04af854%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fterichristoph%2F2026%2F05%2F28%2Freport-police-rush-to-supreme-court-justices-dc-home-following-reports-of-gunfire-n2202792\">posted online<\/a> suggested dispatchers suspected the possibility of a false emergency call from the outset after they were unable to reach the original caller and warned responding officers that it could be a \u201cswatting situation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers later reported that the incident was cleared after speaking with Barrett\u2019s security detail outside the home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swatting refers to the practice of falsely reporting a violent emergency to trigger an armed police response to a victim\u2019s address. The tactic has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >increasingly targeted elected officials<\/a>, judges, and public figures. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrett, appointed to the Supreme Court by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-garland-hopes-to-wind-down-us-marshal-protection-for-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Attorney General Garland Hopes to Wind Down US Marshal Protection for ...\">faced heightened security concerns<\/a> since the court\u2019s 2022 decision overturning<em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roe-v-wade\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"310\">Roe v. Wade<\/a>.<\/em> Following the leak of the draft opinion and subsequent ruling, abortion-rights protesters gathered outside the homes of several conservative justices, including Barrett, at residences in Northern Virginia. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her family has also been targeted more recently, as in March 2024, police in Charleston, South Carolina, investigated a bomb threat against Barrett\u2019s sister after an email falsely claimed an explosive device had been placed in the family\u2019s mailbox. Authorities later determined the threat to be unfounded. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-whitmer-rules-out-2028-white-house-bid\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4585556\/whitmer-rules-out-2028-white-house-bid\/\"><strong>WHITMER RULES OUT 2028 WHITE HOUSE BID<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrett has also said that her relatives have received suspicious pizzas, a tactic sometimes associated with harassment campaigns. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The apparent swatting attempt comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-cram-unrelated-spending-into-defense-bill\/\" title=\"Democrats Cram Unrelated Spending Into Defense Bill\">amid broader concerns<\/a> about threats against members of the judiciary. Supreme Court justices have received increased security in recent years after multiple incidents targeting judges and their families, including an armed man arrested near Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brett-kavanaugh\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"385\">Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s<\/a> Maryland home in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police responded to a swatting call at Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2607935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25064162572981.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33229,3967,37670],"class_list":["post-2607934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-amy-coney-barrett","tag-police","tag-swatting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25064162572981.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607934"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607938,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607934\/revisions\/2607938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}