Swatting incident caused by false active shooter report in Ephrata
A false report of an active shooter at the Walmart store in Ephrata caused concern in the community, but eventually turned out to be a swatting incident.
R. HANS MILLER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
EPHRATA — A report of an active shooter at the Ephrata Walmart was false according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and was the result of swatting — a practice of reporting a fake emergency to authorities to get a reaction, often to harass those at the location the false incident was reported to have occurred.
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