Andrea Fisher

Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune

A Montana family gave their neighbors quite a scare while enjoying a favorite TV show Sunday evening.

A 911 call came in at 7:28 p.m. from a Great Falls neighbor who heard “screaming from a house about someone having a gun,” according to Great Falls Police Department notes from the call. A second caller helped the seven responding officers locate the house.

Great Falls Police Department Sgt. Brian McGraw said the officers surrounded the residence, responding to a disturbance possibly involving a gun.

“We had a whole bunch of guys on that one,” he said.

The call notes say the officers heard “loud talking” from inside the home and observed “flashing lights.”

According to the notes, the officers saw two adults and several children, ages unknown, watching “a show about firearms” with two windows close to the TV opened. Everyone appeared to be OK.

McGraw said he later found out the show was the midseason premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead, an hour-long drama chronicling life during the zombie apocalypse.

Based on the outcome, no report is required for the call. The call notes do not include what the family had to say about the police response.