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Cops investigating after ‘SWATing’ call reports hoax DeKalb shooting

A man was injured after a restaurant employee shot him, according to Brookhaven police.
A man was injured after a restaurant employee shot him, according to Brookhaven police.
By Joshua Sharpe
Jan 31, 2017

Police are searching for the person who falsely reported that someone was shot Sunday in Brookhaven.

“Officers have learned that the call was a prank call meant to attract a large police presence,” the department said in a post on Facebook.

Indeed it did. Police and North Metro SWAT officers descended upon the 3400 block of Rennes Drive.

As they pulled up, a gunshot rang. But it turned out to be a resident accidentally firing a weapon they’d retrieved for protection during the confusion, police said.

No one was injured.

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By Tuesday no suspects had been charged, police told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

A motive isn’t clear.

The act of making hoax calls to draw large law enforcement presence is commonly referred to as SWATing. Police warn against the dangerous prank.

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