Garcelle Beauvais’ home was overrun by police following a disturbing alleged armed suspect in a phony 911 call

Officers were dispatched to the house of Garcelle Beauvais in the Los Angeles region due to a deadly hoax.

On Sunday, January 25, authorities believe a phony 911 call was made to the Porter Ranch home of the former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star. Claiming to be Beauvais’s ex, an anonymous caller called emergency services and said he was inside her house with a shotgun. When cops arrived, the caller allegedly refused to meet them.

Police searched the property but were unable to find a weapon or suspect. Whether the 59-year-old Beauvais was at home when the response was sent has not been verified. Researchers think the call was an instance of swatting, a crime that uses fictitious crises to draw a lot of police.

Swatting is defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as “making false emergency calls to emergency responders, frequently reporting a severe, ongoing crisis.” The agency warns that the activity can lead to disorder and endanger lives.

Beauvais had encountered situations similar to this before. Speaking on Radio Andy’s Smith Sisters Live on SiriusXM in October 2025, she disclosed that earlier in the year, her beach property had also been targeted.

Beauvais claimed to have been entertaining teens who were her kids’ friends at the time. She was informed about police action outside her house by a neighbor after the event was over. “I’m like, don’t give them my number because I’m Black,” she recalled, adding, “because my phone is blowing up.

After twenty minutes or so, the neighbor explained the circumstances. Beauvais clarified, “She claimed that my house was swatted.” She then learned via her son, Jaid, that swatting is frequently employed against online celebrities to call for armed police reactions.