Police swarm Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's home after 'prank caller claimed he had been shot' in latest celebrity swatting hoax

PUBLISHED: 00:37 EST, 11 May 2013 | UPDATED: 00:37 EST, 11 May 2013

Disturbing report: Los Angeles police swarmed the home Khloe Kardaishian and Lamar Odom, pictured here launching their perfume range, on Tuesday after authorities received a phone call claiming the basketballer had been shot

Disturbing report: Khloe Kardaishian and Lamar Odom appear to be the latest victims of celebrity swatting

Los Angeles police swarmed Khloe Kardaishian and Lamar Odom's home on Friday after authorities received a phone call claiming the basketballer had been shot.

In the latest incident in the dangerous new craze swatting, a prankster called 911 to report a shooting at the couple's Tarzana, California, mansion.

Police surrounded the home fearing the basketballer was mortally injured.

According to TMZ, 911 dispatch received a call claiming Lamar and a friend were arguing inside his home.

Alarmingly, the caller claimed the fight escalated and the friend shot the 33-year-old.

When police arrived however, the found Lamar unharmed.

Khloe was not home at the time of the incident.

This is not the first time the Kardashian family have been targeted.

Bruce and Kris Jenner were also the victims of swatting in January.

The family was left left furious after heavily armed officers showed up at their door in Calabasas, after a hoax caller claimed a shooter was in the house and they heard a gun being fired.

Kim tweeted at the time: 'Just got a call from my mom telling me about this prank call that someone was shot in their home and 15 swat team & 3 helicopters showed up!

Shooting claims: A prankster told 911 that Lamar and a friend were arguing inside his home and the friend shot the 33-year-old, according to reports

'These prank calls are NOT funny. People can get arrested for this! I hope they find out how is behind this. It's dangerous & not a joke!'

Numerous other celebrities have been targeted by pranksters including Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Justin Timberlake.

Also allegedly targeted was Justin Bieber and Ashton Kutcher. A 12-year-old boy was arrested last year in connection to both alleged incidents.

New craze: Last month Justin Timberlake was swatted

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she looks like a dude man am i the only one who sees it

- Alyssa , Blackburn, 12/5/2013 02:15

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too much house not enough garden and natural beauty.

- lara , Cape Town, South Africa, 11/5/2013 22:51

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Such a waste of police time. A genuine victim could lose a life because the police are busy doing with hoax calls. These 'swatting' incidents need to stop being broadcast. These idiot pranksters are only doing it for attention and you are giving it then on a global scale. If they don't get any attention they will eventually stop.

- Hayley , Manchester, 11/5/2013 22:49

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I hate the Kartrashians as much as the next normal girl, but frown on 911-pranking. That diverts resources from responding to genuine emergencies and some unlucky normal person who doesn't belong to a millionaire family is going to die when they can't get police or EMT-support. How is it that the police can't immediately trace the call back to the prankster? We've lost our right to privacy and live in a national surveillance state - I would've thought it'd be easy?! No?

- Zoe , Santa Monica, United States, 11/5/2013 22:22

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The boy who cried wolf comes to mind.

- Chris , Manchester UK, United Kingdom, 11/5/2013 21:41

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I am not exactly getting this Kardhaisan thing. There are two of them & they are famous because um er.........they both like grass skirts ?? I mean is that it ??

- AG , London, 11/5/2013 20:27

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This kind of scenario goes with the "job" am afraid, even though it is a dreadful waste of time n money and we "mere mortals" would not get anything like such a response as they did....................!!!!

- chantelly , Manchester, United Kingdom, 11/5/2013 20:08

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The garden is huge and so neat, I do hope the police didn't damage any plants...

- Executive Outcomes , Torquay, United Kingdom, 11/5/2013 19:18

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What a collasal waste of time AND resources. They should find out who starts these 'pranks' and send them a flipping bill!

- Susan , Canada eh, Canada, 11/5/2013 18:30

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Two people live in that home?

- Very old , Mondovi, 11/5/2013 18:28

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