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Swatting Incident: Hoax Shooting Call Prompts Police Response, Road Closure In Westchester Swatting Incident: Hoax Shooting Call Prompts Police Response, Road Closure In Westchester
Swatting Incident: Hoax Shooting Call Prompts Police Response, Road Closure In Westchester A fake shooting call that prompted a widespread police response and a road closure in Westchester is now being reported as a swatting incident, authorities said.  The incident happened just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, when the Dobbs Ferry Police Department was notified by a local mobile crisis team reporting that they had received a call from a man who had claimed to have shot his mother and uncle.  According to the department, the man had also told the crisis team that he was contemplating hurting himself.  The caller had identified his location as 135 Beacon Hill D…

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