US Rep. Clark’s house swarmed by police due to apparent hoax

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, a Democrat from Melrose, said she was home Sunday night with her husband and two children at about 10 p.m. when police swarmed her house after responding to what investigators described as a "computer-generated phone call" stating that shots had been fired at the home.
Melrose Police Chief Michael Lyle said police quickly determined it was a false report and that it appeared someone was trying to elicit a police response.