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Blueface Swatted After Hoax Call Triggers Armed Police Response

Investigators are seeking the caller who made the false emergency report to a livestreamed police response.

Overview

  • Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies rushed to Blueface’s Canyon Country home and detained everyone inside at gunpoint after a caller reported an assault with a deadly weapon on Tuesday.
  • After searching the 16000 block of Juniper Springs Drive, deputies found no victims or evidence of a shooting and released all occupants, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station said.
  • The hoax caller falsely claimed Blueface had killed his girlfriend, was high on drugs, and had restrained their young daughter inside the house, according to law enforcement summaries of the report.
  • Video from Blueface’s hour-long Kick livestream captured deputies detaining the rapper and a cameraman during the response, increasing public attention to the incident.
  • Investigators are actively trying to identify who made the swatting call and have not announced any arrests; the episode highlights the danger swatting poses to lives and emergency resources and comes as Blueface’s recent legal history continues to draw scrutiny.