A Microsoft executive was the victim of a 911 prank that resulted in a massive police response at his Sammamish home in the middle of the night, reports The Sammamish Review.

At 4 a.m on Aug. 29, Police received a 911 call from AT&T Emergency Instant Message Relay, a service lets users report emergencies via text message.

The text read, “2 armed Russian males broke in and they shot my son. They have Claymores outside … My door is barricaded … pls hurry!” reports the Review.

A troop of at least 5 officers responded, as the AT&T operator relayed a series of text messages that said the intruders had cut the phone lines and placed a blinking red device on the kitchen table. The police had already arrived by time the operator had gotten through to the man, who said the texts were a hoax.

The executive works in Microsoft's Xbox Live division and said one of his primary responsibilities is to shut down hackers who try to sell Xbox cheats. He said hackers had previously retaliated against employees in his division.

The police believe the hoax was an attempt at "swatting," a term used by hackers to describe calling 911 with a fake emergency that could pull in a SWAT team. Police say they discovered the texts were a hoax before they could call in the King County SWAT team.