{"id":320127,"date":"2026-06-26T00:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320127\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T00:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:58:11","slug":"cape-coral-swatting-call-leads-to-massive-police-response-later-revealed-as-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320127\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral swatting call leads to massive police response, later revealed as hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cape Coral swatting call leads to massive police response, later revealed as hoax<\/p>\n

\"Jaylen<\/a>CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

A 911 call on June 14 reporting a violent hostage situation at a home on Southwest 22nd Court near Trafalgar Parkway in Cape Coral led to a significant police response, but authorities later determined the call was a swatting hoax. <\/p>\n

“I’m going to kill everyone,” the caller said during the emergency call. <\/p>\n

The individual claimed, “I just shot my sister, holding my friend Orneilia Navarre hostage. He’s 28. I need at least six police cruisers and SWAT trucks, or I will turn violent. I’m in Cape Coral, Florida.” <\/p>\n

The caller alleged he had shot his sister three times, tied his cousin to a chair, and threatened to kill everyone in the home, himself and responding officers. <\/p>\n

“Please listen to me and get exactly what I need. Because the voices, they’re going to turn me violent,” the caller said. <\/p>\n

“I’m hearing voices. My sister’s bleeding through her chest. I shot her in it three times,” the caller added. <\/p>\n

When Cape Coral police arrived at the scene, they found no one in the home and later determined the call was a swatting incident<\/a> \u2014 a false report intended to provoke a large emergency response. <\/p>\n

National police practices expert Dr. Thermon Bowman highlighted the misuse of resources and risks associated with such prank calls. <\/p>\n

“First responder assets are in the community. And they’re much too critical to be playing jokes or playing pranks with, because, you know, the other part of this is when a police officer in a police car is rolling to the scene of a call, he or she could be hit, a stroke, or be involved in an accident, so their lives are in danger as well,” Bowman said. <\/p>\n

Swatting calls like this have been reported across Lee County, the state, and the country. Bowman emphasized the importance of public awareness and reporting any wrongdoing to authorities.<\/p>\n

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