Hoax 911 call sent officers to home of Black Lives Matter LA leader in 'swatting' incident

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Activist Melina Abdullah said she doesn't believe the police department's narrative

The Los Angeles Police Department sent police officers to the home of a Black Lives Matter organizer Wednesday morning because of a hoax call, although the organizer says she does not believe LAPD's narrative.


"I believe what they were trying to do is throw me off my game. They were trying to intimidate me out of acting," activist Melina Abdullah said in a videoposted on social media Wednesday.


LAPD received a call claiming three people were being held hostage by a man with a gun at a Los Angeles home, the department said in a press release.


"After the officers were able to verify the safety of the residents, the on-scene investigation determined the call was a hoax," LAPD said in a statement.

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Hoax 911 call sent officers to home of Black Lives Matter LA leader in 'swatting' incident