He was indeed unarmed, but I'd like to see confirmation on his not being a gamer.
NO story on this has said whether the hoaxer actually had the "right" address --- that is, whether he was the guy who had the online quarrel with the hoaxer. Or whether the hoaxer got the address wrong: which I very much suspect.
I'm a gamer. And Xbox wonders why I don't go gold and play with teams online? 1. The male gamers put on continual dirty comments to female avatars like mine. 2. There are 400 swatting incidents a year in the U.S. --- police sent to homes because of false 911 calls.
No, thanks, forums are bad enough for contact with the worst of the public. I don't want strangers in my games.