Adin Ross is an American streamer who plays Grand Theft Auto V and NBA 2K. He has a total of 6.3 million followers on his Twitch channel.
Ross started streaming in 2019, alongside his sister Naomi. He gained popularity doing bet matches with other popular streamers. Today, his channel is driving more than 30,000 live viewers per stream. In April 2022, the streamer’s channel got temporarily banned, but it resumed after a month.
Streamer Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. got swatted in a live stream. Eventually, he got arrested by the Police for illegal content. Ross also got struck on the live feed, just like his friend Watkins Jr. What is the story’s plot?
Did Adin Ross Get Shot? Death Hoax On the Internet
Adin Ross, a well-known young streamer, is not shot and is alive in his home. All the buzzes are groundless and do not reflect any reality.
With the fake news of Ross’ friend, “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr, getting shot, Ross was also pulled to the theory that he died in an incident. He was reported to have passed away this morning from a gunshot wound by numerous media outlets. But, this is untrue. He is not dead.
Nevertheless, the rumors are still strong on the platforms like Tiktok and Twitter. Many netizens are creating nonsensical news about the streamer and claiming he is dead.
In the meantime, the Youtuber got swatted while a live stream on his Twitch channel was on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
Was Adin Ross Arrested And Swatted?
Soon after IShowSpeed’s swatting incident, Adin Ross got swatted during a live stream. The Police then took the Youtubers to custody for illegal betting.
Three police officers searched through Ross’ house with their weapons drawn. Many of his fans showed confusion over the incident, mainly because Ross is known for pranking his followers.
However, the incident turned out to be true after Ross publicly confirmed that he and IShowSpeed were swatted.
Ross posted a video tweet with the caption: “I got swatted last night, very, very scary. I’m okay. I love you guys. Also Speed got swatted as well; we just got off the phone he’s okay! Sick world we live in, man.”
In the video, he said: “I’m okay. I appreciate everyone that’s been checking on me, asking me stuff. I’ll obviously update you guys on the full story later on. Traumatizing. It’s scary. It’s what comes with being in this position. We’re still in shock, Pami and me,”
“I also heard that Speed was hit with a swatting attack. It’s a sick, cold world we live in, man. But I appreciate everyone checking up on me. Speed is doing good.” Ross said at the end of his tweet.
Where Is The Twitch Streamer Now?
Adin Ross has returned backed to his new Miami house. He confirmed the news of his swatting and thanked his fans for their support.
This is not the first time Ross’ name gets linked with the arrest news. In July 2022, the streamer was whispered to have been arrested for “stealing sneakers,” A video of him went viral on the internet. The clip showed Ross at a Sneaker dealership. Keemstar shared it on July 12, 2022.
Similarly, In April 2022, he was banned indefinitely banned from Twitch after being caught texting while driving during a live stream.