Gordon Ramsay’s lavish Los Angeles home became surrounded by cops after a dramatic prank call. The caller told officers they had heard shooting at the celebrity chef’s property.
The incident saw the Scottish star’s stateside home surrounded by police on Tuesday. A call allegedly was made at 8.40pm local time to cops to say a gunman had opened fire at the Bel Air home.
It’s said police quickly realised the claims were false. Neighbours also claimed nothing had happened and reports say Gordon wasn’t at the property at the time.
Speaking to TMZ, law enforcement sources claim it was a case of another “swatting” incident. It’s said detectives have opened an investigation into the case, but no arrests have been made as of yet.
A swatting prank refers to incidents where callers report a fake crime to trigger a huge law enforcement response to go to their target. The pranks have been sweeping the United States recently, with a number of big stars targeted.
Earlier this month, Nicki Minaj’s Hidden Hills home was also targeted following a report of a shooting. That too turned out to be a fake call.
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