DeLAND, Fla. – DeLand police said they surrounded a home after neighbors thought they heard a disturbance, but the disturbance turned out to be a couple playing "Call of Duty" with their windows open, according to the incident report.
Police were called to a mobile home community on Natures Wood Boulevard in DeLand on Thursday night after a neighbor called 911 to report their neighbors yelling.
“Hi, I’m calling because I hear my neighbors fighting down the street from me, and I’m a little bit concerned with what they're saying," the 911 caller said. "My sister lives with me, and she was out there smoking a cigarette, and she heard them screaming something, like a woman saying 'No, please don’t kill me.'"
"Then when I walked out there, I heard a man say, 'Why did you take my gun?' and that's when I got kinda concerned," the 911 caller continued.
Several police cruisers surrounded the home where the call was thought to have originated and ordered the people inside to come out.
Three people came out, who were all awoken by the police presence. Law enforcement determined there was no issue at the home.
One of the residents said when he went to bed, he heard the neighbors at a home on Natures Wood Boulevard yelling but didn't think there was anyone was in danger.
Police then went to the home where the yelling was coming from and Jamie McKee and her husband came out and told police they had been playing the game, "Call of Duty," with the windows open and may have said something that indicated a dispute.
"I have a loud voice," McKee said on a DeLand police officer's body camera video recording, laughing with officers about the misunderstanding.
When police knocked on McKee's door and said they were there for a domestic disturbance, she knew immediately it was their competitive "Call of Duty" game.
"I was in tears laughing. I couldn't hold my composure. I tried, but I couldn't when they're telling me somebody called, and I looked at my husband and I'm like, 'The game. The game,'" said McKee.
McKee said she appreciated the officers responding so quickly and apologized to everyone for the chaos the game had caused. She also learned a valuable lesson. Next time, they'll be sure to close the windows and keep the sound down.
For their neighbors, she added, "If you hear us playing video games and you hear somebody talking about killing and guns, try to remember we like playing video games."