On Wednesday night, singer and actress Miley Cyrus was the target of “swatting” -- a prank in which an anonymous caller reports a heinous crime to authorities so a SWAT team will swarm an innocent person’s home -- TMZ reported. The caller, whom Los Angeles police are said to be tracking, told a 911 operator that Cyrus’ property had been invaded by a kidnapper and there had been a shooting. No one was home at the time.
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