Update: Police Say Home Invasion, Shooting at Dixon Home Was a Hoax

Update: 10:25 a.m.: Dixon Police Chief Jon Cox said the department is currently working alongside AT&T to determine the indentity of the caller who called in this morning's home invasion, shooting on Carpenter Court. The incident was determined to be a hoax.

Chief Cox explained a little about the call.

"There are calling this type of activity Swatting," Cox said. "People call in a fictious call that has the kind of dynamics that are normally handled by a SWAT team."

When asked what type of person would make this call Cox said, "I think it’s basically people out there who don't understand the seriousness of this type of thing. It's basically anti-social behavior."

Cox said that the call came in via electronic message to AT&T carriers and the phone company forwarded the call to police. The caller stated that they were inside the closet of the home as the phony home invasion was unfolding.

The caller reported that someone inside the home had been shot in the neck and that there were two suspects holding the family at gunpoint. The Dixon Police Department called in the assistance of the Solano Sheriff's Department SWAT Team.

The officers surrounded the home and found the family inside safe.

"I was there personally when they were evacuated from the home," Cox said. "They were actually very appreciative of the action that we took in ensuring they were safe. It was a cold and breezy morning and they were pulled out of their house rather quickly."

Chief Cox said that it was difficult to pinpoint the monetary impact of having a full response to the house, but said that the the greater impact was having resources at the home that might have otherwise been needed elsewhere.

"The most significant impact, is the risk that it puts the public when we have to respond in an emergency fashion ... the deviation of resources from our other course of duties," he said.

The person who made the call faces a charge of making a false police report, a felony Cox said under federal law. We will continue updating the story, keep clicking on the Patch for further updates. Join us on Facebook for the most up-to-the-minute information.

Previously:

The Dixon Police Department has determined that a report of a home invasion and shooting at a home on Carpenter Court was a hoax.

Police responded to the home at 4 a.m, after receiving a report of a home invasion according to the . Police were told that shots had been fired and that someone inside the home had been shot in the neck.

Officers were also told that two suspects were inside the home, holding the family at gunpoint, the Dixon Police Department said. Police surrounding the home with the assistance of the Solano County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team.

Once entering the home, the officers determined that the home invasion report was false and that the family was safe inside, sleeping. The department is currently investigating the incident.

We will continue updating the story throughout the day. Check back here for further updates.