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Hoax emergency call sends SWAT team to home of gun-control activist

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Enlarge / David Hogg shakes hands with police before participating in a "die-in" protest in a Publix supermarket on May 25, 2018 in Coral Springs, Florida. (credit: Getty Images | Joe Raedle )

A hoax emergency call falsely claimed there was a hostage situation at the Florida home of gun-control activist David Hogg, leading to a search of the property this morning.

A Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) SWAT team responded to the house but found no one there.

"According to BSO, deputies received a call at around 8:30 am, saying someone broke into Hogg's home with an AR-15 rifle and was holding the family hostage," WSVN reported. "Deputies determined that no one was home at the time and that the call was unfounded."

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