ORANGE, Texas — A fake call made to police Tuesday afternoon with a spoofed phone number led to a standoff in an Orange neighborhood, according to Orange Police Captain Robert Enmon.
Police responded to the call that said a person had allegedly shot someone in the head at a home in the intersection of Camellia Ave and Amaryliss Ave.
Orange Police officers arrived, but no one was at the location, according to Enmon.
Enmon said the call was made from the number of a juvenile who lived at the house, but the call was not made from the boy’s phone.
12News crew was on the scene around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Officers with the Orange Police Department were talking to a person with a loud speaker in an attempt to get him to come outside the house. The scene was cleared around 2 p.m.
Making a false report of an emergency to first responders is considered swatting. Although swatting usually involves a SWAT team, only officers with the Orange Police Department were at the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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