A call claiming that a woman and her children were under attack in North Attleboro, Massachusetts Wednesday night turned out to be a hoax.
Residents in the neighborhood were evacuated after police received a call saying a woman had been shot and her children were being held hostage in a bathroom.
Police entered the home and found that the family was safe.
A man who lives in the home was briefly taken into custody, but released once police realized the report was a hoax.