Police Share Update After Attempt on Supreme Court Justice’s Life
A swatting attempt targeted the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday evening,
prompting a response from Fairfax County police and Supreme Court security personnel.
“Yesterday evening at approximately 9:02 p. m. , officers responded to a swatting call at the residence of a U.
S. Supreme Court Justice in Fairfax County,” county police said in a statement.
According to police, the call came through the department’s non-emergency line.
Officers immediately coordinated with Supreme Court Police assigned to the residence and quickly determined that the report was fictitious
“No additional police resources were utilized,” the department said. The incident was first reported by freelance journalist
Andrew Leyden, who shared police dispatch audio indicating that authorities were responding to a report involving the sound of gunshots.
In the audio, a dispatcher informed responding officers that attempts to contact the caller had been
unsuccessful. “Unknown if it’s going to be a swatting situation,” the dispatcher said.
This is outrageous and should be treated like the attempted assault/murder that it is
If Justice Barrett didn’t have constant security at her home, this could have been fatal. This is why the
Court has requested a budget increase to cover security costs. Congress can not keep… https://t.
co/8mT7TJpg0Y
— Carrie Severino (@JCNSeverino) May 28, 2026
Supreme Court Justice via SWATTING
Supreme Court Justice via SWATTING
Someone called 911 saying there were GUNSHOTS at Amy Coney Barrett’s home, wanting SWAT to kick down her door
This is LEFTIST TERRORISM. pic. twitter.
com/LmKXDqADy6
Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 28, 2026
Swatting involves falsely reporting a serious emergency, often involving violence, in order to trigger a significant police response at a targeted person’s home.
The dangerous tactic has been used against public officials, celebrities, journalists and members of Congress in recent years.
Law enforcement officials have warned that swatting incidents can create potentially deadly situations by causing officers to respond under the belief that lives may be in immediate danger
Police have not announced any arrests in connection with the incident.
The Supreme Court did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The swatting attempt comes after years of heightened security concerns surrounding members of the Supreme Court
Justice Barrett and several of her conservative colleagues became major targets of protests following the
leak of the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the court’s subsequent decision overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Protesters gathered outside Barrett’s home during that period, drawing criticism from those who argued demonstrations at justices’ private residences crossed an important line.
At the time, activist groups circulated maps that allegedly identified the home addresses of several Supreme Court justices, including Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts
Security concerns escalated further in June 2022 when a California man traveled to Maryland with the intention of assassinating Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Nicholas John Roske was arrested outside Kavanaugh’s home after calling 911 on himself.
According to authorities, Roske told dispatchers he had come “from California to kill a specific” Supreme Court justice
He was later convicted and sentenced to prison.
The latest incident involving Barrett comes as Chief Justice John Roberts recently addressed growing
public hostility toward the court and concerns about how Americans view the institution.
I think at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions,” Roberts said earlier this month
“I think they view us as truly political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do,” he added.
Roberts argued that many Americans misunderstand the role of the judiciary and warned against
turning legal disagreements into personal attacks against judges and justices.
We’re not simply part of the political process, and there’s a reason for that,” Roberts said
He also stressed that criticism should focus on the legal merits of decisions rather than individual members of the court, The National Review reported.
“As soon as that happens, that’s not appropriate, and it can lead to very serious problems,” Roberts said.
Wednesday’s swatting incident is likely to renew concerns about the safety of Supreme Court justices and the increasingly heated political climate surrounding the nation’s highest court
While no one was injured and the report was quickly determined to be false, the incident serves as
another reminder of the security challenges facing public officials in an era of growing political tensions and online threats.
This article may contain commentary which reflects the author’s opinion.
