At 4am on Thursday, a police helicopter descended on the street an unnamed Bungie executive resides on, and cops surrounded his home. Authorities had been told the exec âhad an assault rifle and he had placed explosives in the yard and he was holding a family hostageâ.
He had of course done nothing of the sort. The call â the latest incident of âswattingâ to affect a member of the video game industry â had been a hoax, and when police got in touch with the suspect to confirm what was happening, he emerged from his home in his bathrobe âvery confused at what was going onâ.
According to KOMO News, local police âbelieve the suspect has ties to the video game communityâ.
âMaybe a contractor for his work or someone at his work who didnât have a great experience with him [made the call], Deputy Jason Houck from the King County Sheriffâs Office told the station.
A spokesperson for Bungie says the victim of the hoax âis okay and didnât want to discuss the incident.â
Cops surround home of video game exec after high-tech hoax [KOMO]
