GrammaCrackers, an 81-year-old Minecraft streamer who has been playing online to help fund her grandson’s cancer treatment, was targeted in a swatting hoax that brought a massive police response to her home.
According to her own account, around 20 police cars, five SWAT vehicles, multiple tactical officers, and drones descended on her house after someone made a false emergency call. She was asleep when officers entered.
Officers escorted her outside in her bare feet. She said she was confused about what was happening but quickly noticed something odd: “I’m walking outside with bare feet, and it’s not hurting.”
Despite the chaos, GrammaCrackers had nothing but kind words for the officers who showed up at her door. She called them “wonderful,” said they were “so nice” to her, and gave them a public shout-out.
GrammaCrackers has been streaming Minecraft to support her grandson Jack, who is battling sarcoma, a cancer that develops in bones or soft tissue. The family has been running a GoFundMe to help cover treatment costs. That charitable angle has made the swatting hit even harder for viewers following her streams.
Swatting has become a recurring problem in the streaming world, with creators on Twitch, YouTube, and Kick repeatedly targeted by trolls using spoofed numbers and VoIP services to mask their identity.
No suspect has been publicly identified in the GrammaCrackers case, and it’s unclear whether an investigation into the false call is underway.
