Large Police Response to Emplify Hospital in La Crosse a Case of ‘Swatting’

Police investigate swatting call targeting La Crosse hospital

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) — A false report of an armed person outside a La Crosse hospital prompted a large police response Saturday night, but authorities quickly determined there was no threat.

La Crosse Police investigate “swatting” incident at Emplify Health

Skip Ad Multiple police officers responded late Saturday night to Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse for what turned out to be a fake call, or swatting incident. Just before 11 p.m., a call sent police to Emplify Health. The caller said there was a suspicious person with a gun outside the emergency room at Emplify Health. In a statement from La Crosse Police, it said that all necessary resources were deployed until police could verify …

Large police response to Emplify hospital in La Crosse a case of ‘swatting’

La Crosse police responded to Emplify Health by Gundersen hospital on July 4 after a false report of a suspicious person with a gun outside the emergency room triggered a significant law enforcement response. The incident was identified as SWATTING, and police confirmed no threat was present.

La Crosse police respond to 'swatting' call at hospital

La Crosse police say they responded to a late-night emergency call at the Emplify Health hospital that turned out to be a “swatting" call.