Police Raid YouTuber Trymacs' Hamburg Apartment Following False Emergency Call
The raid, live-streamed by the influencer, was prompted by a fake report of violence, with authorities now investigating it as a 'swatting' incident.
- German YouTuber Trymacs, real name Maximilian Stemmler, was targeted by a swatting incident during a live-stream from his Hamburg apartment.
- Police stormed the influencer's apartment after receiving a false report of a physical altercation, only to find no threat present.
- The incident, which unfolded live on Trymacs' channel, alarmed his 2.4 million followers on YouTube and millions more on other platforms.
- Swatting, a form of cyber harassment involving false emergency reports to provoke police action, is at the center of the ongoing investigation.
- Authorities are pursuing charges against unknown individuals for misuse of emergency services and are working to identify the perpetrator.