Rising Twitch star Jynxzi has spoken out after he was forced to end a stream early due to a swatting at his home.
There are plenty of eyes on Jynxzi, who boasts over five million followers on Twitch… viewers who got a front-row seat to watch the streamer’s first-hand reaction to being swatted.
On March 28, Jynxzi alerted his viewers that he had some “weird sh*t going on” during a Rainbow 6 Siege broadcast.
“I gotta deal with it,”he said.“Someone’s just — I’m not even gonna explain it. It’s just weird. I can’t really stream, because it’s kind of important. But yeah, I got some weird sh*t going on.”
Jynxzi was forced to end stream after getting swattedpic.twitter.com/VpbOCeiUT3
“Let’s just say there’s literal police officers at my gate right now, so I gotta go deal with that,” he continued. “I’m sorry bro. I’ll be back tomorrow. This sh*t is so weird.”
Later that evening, the streamer addressed the situationin a poston X, writing: “I just wanna play video games, man.”
I just wanna play video games manpic.twitter.com/mgmPDnLqnu
Jynxzi is far from the first content creator to be a victim of swatting. Numerous streamers have fallen victim to the scheme over the years, with the likes ofAdin Ross,IShowSpeed,and evenKai Cenat getting swattedby nefarious viewers.
It’s a frustrating phenomena that has endangered the lives of creators, sometimes happening so often that they havespecial arrangements with local law enforcement,such as Ethan and Hila Klein of the H3H3 podcast who eventually got theirserial swatter arrested.
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In the United States, swatting is aserious federal crimethat can result in years — or even life — in prison for the swatter.
Thus far, no further information has been divulged about Jynxzi’s swatting, but fans are giving the streamer and outpouring of support on social media following the harrowing incident.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
