Overview
- Red Wing police responded on Oct. 14 and Oct. 16 to the 1300 block of East Avenue after false reports claimed multiple shooting victims at a residence.
- Officers quickly determined both incidents were swatting calls intended to trigger a heavily armed response.
- Investigators say the swatting was linked to an organized cybercrime network that targets children and teenagers through extortion and violence.
- Police report the callers are connected to an extremist group recognized by the DOJ and FBI as a terrorist organization, though the specific group was not identified.
- Working with federal agencies and U.K. authorities, police said an arrest was made overseas on Friday, and the investigation remains active with no confirmation of additional suspects or any tie to previously spotlighted networks such as ‘764.’