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Police intervened to halt a potential \u201cswatting\u201d incident targeting Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday night. A call to a police nonemergency line by someone claiming to be Barrett\u2019s neighbor was made after 9 p.m. and targeted Barrett\u2019s home in Fairfax County, Virginia, that she shares with her husband and children, police said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOfficers immediately coordinated with Supreme Court Police personnel assigned to the residence and quickly determined that the report was fictitious,\u201d the Fairfax County Police Department said in a statement<\/u><\/span> to NBC News and several other outlets. \u201cNo additional police resources were utilized.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police dispatched to Barrett\u2019s home determined that the report was fabricated after speaking with the justice\u2019s security detail.<\/p>\n

The anonymous caller to police had reported the sound of gunshots, according to redacted Police Department audio<\/u><\/span> released by freelance photographer Andrew Leyden on social media. Text before the transcript of the call notes that some information was censored to \u201creduce copycat incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dispatcher described Barrett as \u201ca high-priority resident of the county\u201d who has \u201c24-hour security coverage\u201d at her home. Police were unable to reach the person who reported the alleged gunshots when they attempted to call back.<\/p>\n

The attempted swatting incident against Barrett adds to the rising number of threats against justices and other political officials across the country.<\/p>\n

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