Police intervened to halt a potential “swatting” incident targeting Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday night. A call to a police nonemergency line by someone claiming to be Barrett’s neighbor was made after 9 p.m. and targeted Barrett’s home in Fairfax County, Virginia, that she shares with her husband and children, police said.

“Officers immediately coordinated with Supreme Court Police personnel assigned to the residence and quickly determined that the report was fictitious,” the Fairfax County Police Department said in a statement to NBC News and several other outlets. “No additional police resources were utilized.”

Police dispatched to Barrett’s home determined that the report was fabricated after speaking with the justice’s security detail.

The anonymous caller to police had reported the sound of gunshots, according to redacted Police Department audio released by freelance photographer Andrew Leyden on social media. Text before the transcript of the call notes that some information was censored to “reduce copycat incidents.”

The dispatcher described Barrett as “a high-priority resident of the county” who has “24-hour security coverage” at her home. Police were unable to reach the person who reported the alleged gunshots when they attempted to call back.

The attempted swatting incident against Barrett adds to the rising number of threats against justices and other political officials across the country.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh faced a foiled assassination attempt in 2022 after the controversial draft opinion was leaked in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that overturned abortion rights nationwide. The assailant, who was sentenced to more than eight years in prison, cited her anger at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and upend decades of federal abortion policy.

Chief Justice John Roberts called personal attacks on justices “dangerous” while speaking at Rice University in March.

“It’s got to stop,” Roberts said.

In February, President Donald Trump posted disparaging comments about the justices who decided against his sweeping tariff policy — though Roberts did not specifically point to those remarks.

The Supreme Court is deep into its busiest season as the justices move through cases before their summer recess begins in late June or early July. Several high-profile cases, including birthright citizenship and transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports, remain on the high court’s docket.