Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene made a shocking announcement tonight on her X account, which boasts over 4.1 million followers, that a woman has died during a response to her home by local police in Rome, Georgia.
Greene posted at around 7 PM on December 9th that an ‘innocent woman’ had been killed by police in an auto accident while police were responding to a bogus ‘swatting’ prank call that had been placed to her home address.
‘Swatting’ is the process of pranksters calling authorities in any given area, and instructing them that a ‘live gunman’ or ‘hostage’ situation is currently taking place at the address of a famous person, which promptly pushes police to deploy SWAT teams.
These ‘pranks’ often result in death, just as has apparently occurred outside of the home of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in Rome, Georgia tonight.
“I’m heartsick right now. I was just informed that an innocent woman died today in an auto accident involving a member of the Rome Police bomb squad who was responding to the threat at my home,” Greene said. She continued,
“My prayers are with Tammie Pickelsimer, her family, the officer who was injured, and the entire Rome Police Department. These violent political threats have fatal consequences. It’s an undue strain on our law enforcement who must treat them seriously. The officer was responding to protect my life. And now, a woman has lost her life because of this despicable act.”
About five hours prior to making the post announcing the death of innocent bystander Tammie Pickelsimer, Greene uploaded a video of a police officer in a bomb squad outfit on her Georgia property.
That post was captioned with, “The Rome Police Department’s Assistant Chief of Police received an email containing a bomb threat directed towards me. I’m so grateful to every member of the Rome Police Department for your swift and professional response in ensuring my safety.”
See that video below,
The Rome Police Department's Assistant Chief of Police received an email containing a bomb threat directed towards me.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) December 9, 2024
I’m so grateful to every member of the Rome Police Department for your swift and professional response in ensuring my safety. pic.twitter.com/JfJBSLBNIz
Greene’s follow-up post announcing the death of Pickelsimer continued, saying,
“The perpetrator of this crime has committed murder in our small community of Rome, Georgia. The police shouldn’t have to respond to these threats and there should not be deaths caused at their hands. I’m so thankful for everything the Rome Police Department does to protect our city and for putting their lives on the line to do it. I’m sick to my stomach, but I’m also angry. This should have never happened and I pray it never happens again.”
Greene, a woman who has been victim to ‘swatting’ in the past called for reforms to the way officers respond to these types of ‘prank calls,’ also calling for accountability for those who placed the call.
