The American YouTuber Ludwig Ahgren (27) streamed live on August 28, 2022, a Chess tournament. Suddenly, the police appeared in front of him. The YouTuber had been “swatted.” Fortunately, the situation ended well and no one was injured.
What is “Swatting”? Swatting is a dangerous trend that mainly targets larger streamers. Viewers call the police and fabricate a reason for officers to visit the corresponding streamer – often heavily armed.
This can escalate to the point where a whole SWAT team arrives at the streamer’s location. The caller often describes a highly dangerous situation awaiting them on site.
Which streamers were actually the first to succeed on Twitch can be seen in this video:
This is how the swatting incident unfolded for Ludwig
In a YouTube clip from Ludwig, one can see how the armed officers entered and searched the streamer’s house. Afterwards, the streamer recounted what exactly had happened.
What happened? It began when Ludwig left the streaming area to fill his water cup in the upper floor of the house. Suddenly, an armed officer appeared in front of him.
The YouTuber spent about an hour in the police car while the officers searched all the rooms in his house. During the search, the stream continued for some time, allowing his viewers to witness the event live.
Here you can see Ludwig’s YouTube clip about the swatting incident:
How is Ludwig feeling after the incident? Ludwig shared in the video how he felt about the whole thing: “As you can see, I am not too shaken up […] Overall, I feel pretty good. At first, it’s a bit scary, but it quickly gets overshadowed by […] a feeling of annoyance. I’m just annoyed.”
The streamer further mentioned that he had been swatted several times before. However, the last incident had been some time ago.
Even though the whole thing ended well, Ludwig appeared clearly upset and ironically applauded the person responsible for the swatting for nearly ruining an hour of his day. He urged his viewers to spend their time more meaningfully than swatting.
How dangerous is swatting? Luckily, this time the swatting ended well and the streamer was more annoyed than frightened. However, this is much more than just a small prank and can have serious consequences.
It is a pure stress situation for all involved, which can cause more than just a little fright and always carries the risk of escalating.
For a completely different reason, the police showed up at another streamer’s door. Here you can read how a Twitch streamer screamed for help so loudly in Apex Legends that the police came by.
