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Police Investigate Hoax Shooting at Hoag Hospital

10/7/2025

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Newport Beach Police responded to a reported shooting at Hoag Hospital on Oct. 7, 2025, and found no signs.
The incident is being investigated as swatting, with dispatch information under review.
Hoaxes occurred recently at Loma Linda University’s Children’s Hospital and Claremont McKenna College.
In 2018, a man received over 20 years in prison for swatting.

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Story summary

Newport Beach Police responded to a reported shooting at Hoag Hospital on Oct. 7, 2025, and found no signs.
The incident is being investigated as swatting, with dispatch information under review.
Hoaxes occurred recently at Loma Linda University’s Children’s Hospital and Claremont McKenna College.
In 2018, a man received over 20 years in prison for swatting.