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An Arizona grandmother who went viral for playing video games to help pay for her grandson’s medical bills says her home was swatted during a livestream fundraiser.
Sue Jacquot, known online as “GrammaCrackers,” has built a following of more than 600,000 YouTube subscribers by making Minecraft videos with her grandsons, Jack and Austin Self.
The 81-year-old and her family recently began a 24/7 livestream fundraiser to help cover Jack Self’s medical expenses for cancer treatment.
“He’s had 200 chemo treatments in like a year and a half, and that’s a lot of expensive bills that the insurance company won’t touch,” Jacquot said.
The family had been streaming for nearly 15 continuous days when someone made a false report Monday that Jacquot had been shot and killed. It was a swatting call, in which someone falsely reports a violent emergency to 911 in an attempt to prompt a large police response.
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Sue Jacquot, known online as “GrammaCrackers,” has built a following of more than 600,000 YouTube subscribers by making Minecraft videos with her grandsons, Jack and Austin Self.
The 81-year-old and her family recently began a 24/7 livestream fundraiser to help cover Jack Self’s medical expenses for cancer treatment.
“He’s had 200 chemo treatments in like a year and a half, and that’s a lot of expensive bills that the insurance company won’t touch,” Jacquot said.
The family had been streaming for nearly 15 continuous days when someone made a false report Monday that Jacquot had been shot and killed. It was a swatting call, in which someone falsely reports a violent emergency to 911 in an attempt to prompt a large police response.
Gaming grandma swatted while streaming to pay grandson’s medical bills
The 81-year-old and her family say more than a dozen police officers in full tactical gear swarmed her home.
