Home of Steve Bannon in DC Surrounded by Armed Police

• The Washington D.C. home of former White House adviser Steve Bannon was reportedly “swatted” on Friday.
• Police received a false report claiming there was a shooting inside the residence.
• The hoax call appears to have been a “swatting” attempt; or an incident when someone calls a crisis hotline to prank police.

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon’s residence in Washington, D.C.; allegedly got “swatted” on Friday after authorities got a bogus tip; that a shooting had taken place there.

At a news conference, Jeffery Carroll, assistant police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department; informed the media that on July 8 at around 10:45 a.m.; officials got a call reporting a gunshot in the 200 block of A Street Northeast.

The location, which is close to the U.S. Supreme Court building and the U.S. Capitol; was closed down for almost an hour out of precaution, Carroll says, adding that when officers got on the scene; they did not see any obvious signs that a shooting had taken place.

The assistant police chief stated that “it was discovered there was no disturbance inside; there was no shooting that occurred, it looked to be a phoney 911; call that occurred outside the place.” Therefore, at this time, there is no threat and no hazard in the immediate region.

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Authorities told The Washington Post that they encountered someone; who claimed to be armed and appeared to be having a mental breakdown, but upon arrival; no weapon or wounded individuals were located.

A spokeswoman for the police department later said they received a 911 call; that reported an armed person was inside the rowhouse and had shot someone.

However, police quickly determined the call appears to have been a “swatting” attempt; or an incident when someone calls a crisis hotline to prank police of an emergency; in order to have a SWAT, or an emergency police operation; descend on an individual or a particular address.

Bannon was later seen in a video re-entering his home.

It is not believed the 68-year-old former adviser of President Donald Trump; was home at the time of the hoax call and police operation.

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