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This isn\u2019t good,\u201d said Kootra, on the youtube clip. \u201cThey\u2019re clearing rooms. What in the world. I think we are getting swatted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police then burst through the door, guns drawn, yelling at Kootra to get down on the ground.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPut your hands up! Put your hands up! Get on the ground!\u201d officers shout to a reeling Kootra, as he begins to follow their directives.  <\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, police begin to search Kootra to ensure he is unarmed, which causes him to chuckle.  <\/p>\n<p>An officer sternly asks, &#8220;What about this is funny to you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What? I&#8217;m not doing anything that is funny,&#8221; Kootra replies.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, the Littleton Police Department released a statement about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The caller claimed to have shot two co-workers, held others hostage, and threatened to shoot them. 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