“They can pull up with the gun” - IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat swatted during their Rumble livestream

Twitch and YouTube stars Kai Cenat and Darren "IShowSpeed" encountered an unexpected situation when a viewer played a prank on them by falsely alerting the police to their location before their Rumble livestream. While one of their team members engaged in a conversation with the authorities, the duo decided to capture the entire incident on video.

Unlike typical swatting incidents, the complaint made by the viewer seemed harmless. Nevertheless, it required the streamers to pause their activities for some time.

Police called on IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat during their Rumble livestream

For those unfamiliar, both content creators recently signed a non-exclusive deal with Rumble, a platform that allows them to produce monthly livestreams. Their latest endeavor was the second episode of The Kai 'N Speed Show, in which they planned to explore a haunted house.

Unfortunately, the duo's plans were temporarily disrupted as the team discovered that a viewer had played a prank on them by calling the police to their location. To add to the complexity of the situation, their address had been leaked, meaning that fans were gathering outside their house.

Despite the challenge, the content creators proceeded with their planned livestream. The VOD for the second episode of The Kai 'N Speed Show is now accessible on their Rumble channels.

What did the fans say?

The clip of the incident was shared by one of IShowSpeed's verified fan channels. It garnered quite a number of reactions, with some fans criticizing the streamer for inadvertently leaking his address. Others agreed with Slipz's viewpoints regarding the situation.

This is not the first time that IShowSpeed has been in this situation. The streamer had a similar incident in August 2022, which resulted in legal trouble for him. Following the swatting incident at the time, he was reportedly handcuffed and subjected to interrogation by the authorities. To read more about the story, you can check out this article.

About the author

Shreyan is an esports and gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, focusing on streamer content. He holds a Master's degree in English Literature, and journalism was the most logical next step for him. Although titles like FIFA 08 and GTA San Andreas acted as the catalyst for his love of video games, the exponential growth of the streaming community also propelled his interest in the genre. He also has a prior work experience of 2 years.

Shreyan considers factual and accurate content to be the most important as a creator and a reader. He ensures this by double checking every piece of information in his articles and sourcing it from streamers directly rather than depend on third parties. His works have caught the attention of the heavyweights, with the PR team of Sidemen (a YouTube group he’s been following since his teenage days) and Chess.com reaching out to him for sending exclusive press releases.

Shreyan would love to drop into the virtual world of FIFA/EA FC and explore it further but, he would recommend playing Red Dead Redemption 2 to gaming skeptics for its top-tier gameplay, story and characters. During his downtime, he enjoys balancing his interests in reading, watching films and sports, and of course, playing video games.

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