Hearthstone streamer Alexandra Alliestrasza Macpherson was swatted mid-stream, with police handcuffing her and her family.Macpherson is one of the most prominent female Hearthstone streamers on Twitch, and last night (February 9) her stream was interrupted by a police raid.
The police were there because someone had filed a false report that was serious enough to warrant a fully armed response, specifically to target the Streamer during their broadcast.
The practice is known as swatting.After a commotion was heard in Macpherson’s house, she left the room, until a group of three armed officers can be seen moving through the house and clearing the room used for streaming (as reported by PCGamer).Macpherson returned to the stream 25-minutes later and said, “I’m gonna turn the stream off now.
The very nice officers are in the house. They’re gonna take a crime report and take our IDs. Literally got swatted. I’m okay but, yeah.
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