Virginia police respond to 'swatting' incident at home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

The Fairfax County Police confirmed Thursday that it responded to a "swatting" incident at the Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday night. 

Swatting is when an individual calls 911 to report a knowingly false crime in order to trigger a massive police presence at a residence or place of business.

Police radio traffic showed law enforcement received a call for a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban home, but the dispatcher warned that it could be fake given that a “high priority resident of the county” lived there.

“Yesterday evening at approximately 9:02 p.m., officers responded to a swatting call at the residence of U.S. Supreme Court Justice in Fairfax County,” the Fairfax County Police Department told The Hill. “The call was received through the department’s non-emergency line. 

"Officers immediately coordinated with Supreme Court Police personnel assigned to the residence and quickly determined that the report was fictitious," it continued. "No additional police resources were utilized."

The incident comes after Barrett said she and her family have received pizza delivered to them that they had not ordered in order to stoke fear, and judges nationwide have also reported receiving pizzas, sparking an investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service.

Barrett's sister last year was also the victim of a bomb threat in South Carolina.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.