Jaylen Baron
•6/25/2026
A 911 call on June 14 reporting a violent hostage situation at a home on Southwest 22nd Court near Trafalgar Parkway in Cape Coral led to a significant police response, but authorities later determined the call was a swatting hoax.
"I'm going to kill everyone," the caller said during the emergency call.
The individual claimed, "I just shot my sister, holding my friend Orneilia Navarre hostage. He's 28. I need at least six police cruisers and SWAT trucks, or I will turn violent. I'm in Cape Coral, Florida."
The caller alleged he had shot his sister three times, tied his cousin to a chair, and threatened to kill everyone in the home, himself and responding officers.
"Please listen to me and get exactly what I need. Because the voices, they're going to turn me violent," the caller said.
"I'm hearing voices. My sister's bleeding through her chest. I shot her in it three times," the caller added.
When Cape Coral police arrived at the scene, they found no one in the home and later determined the call was a swatting incident — a false report intended to provoke a large emergency response.
National police practices expert Dr. Thermon Bowman highlighted the misuse of resources and risks associated with such prank calls.
"First responder assets are in the community. And they're much too critical to be playing jokes or playing pranks with, because, you know, the other part of this is when a police officer in a police car is rolling to the scene of a call, he or she could be hit, a stroke, or be involved in an accident, so their lives are in danger as well," Bowman said.
Swatting calls like this have been reported across Lee County, the state, and the country. Bowman emphasized the importance of public awareness and reporting any wrongdoing to authorities.
