Swatting call reports armed individual at Spokane location, Spokane WA


Police and fire units responded to a suspected swatting call in Spokane involving a report of an individual named (name withheld) holding a gun. The call involved a silent open phone line and raised concerns about potential danger at the scene. Emergency units coordinated response while verifying details of the incident.
Audio|Source: Spokane County Sheriff and Fire, Spokane City Police / Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
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Was that trying to be a fake call? That was a swatting call.
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Copy.
00:10
Morning, typeboard.
00:11
Do you say it was the same phone number?
00:14
Phone number and same name?
00:18
If that was the Internet phone number.
00:22
Okay.
00:30
(Name withheld) still has a gun in his hand and now it's a silent open line.
00:36
Does it sound like a computer recording?
00:42
I'll ask that, partner.
00:48
All right, right, for the last 911[1] recording sounded like a teenage boy.
00:57
and you figure out what's going on.
01:00
L256 is going to head up there and talk to you guys.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: Emergency call
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Spokane, WA
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