Sen. Rick Scott says his Florida home was targeted in Thanksgiving swatting incident

NAPLES, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said his home in Naples was targeted Thanksgiving morning in an attempted swatting incident.

Scott said in a post on X that he received a call from law enforcement that there was “another attempted swatting incident” on his family’s home.

Swatting is when someone makes a false report to police to garner a large law enforcement presence, often including SWAT teams, at a specific location.

Scott said he wasn’t home at the time and everyone was safe. It’s not known if anyone was home at the time of the incident.

According to multiple media reports, Naples police said the attempted swatting was reported by email. Officers responded to Scott’s home and said it was clear.

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Police declared the incident an “obvious threat” and added that the verbiage was similar to an attempted swatting incident at Scott’s home in December 2023.

Scott said he is working to pass his Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act.

“These attacks are disgusting and cruel acts that only seek to put law enforcement in harm’s way and instill fear in targets and communities - they must stop,” Scott said on X.