Home of Indianapolis city councilor shot at over his support of datacenters

Ron Gibson had recently expressed support for a 14-acre, $500m datacenter project in Martindale-Brightwood An Indianapolis city councilor said his home was fired at on Monday, with a note left behind suggesting he had been targeted over his support of datacenters. The case involving Ron Gibson – a Democrat on Indianapolis’s city council – comes amid growing bipartisan concern in the US over political violence in the wake of cases such as the September murder of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist. Gibson had recently expressed support for rezoning tied to a proposed 14-acre, $500m datacenter project in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood of the municipal district that he represents. Speaking to local outlets including the Indy Star, a spokesperson for Gibson said that he was woken up at about 12.45am by multiple gunshots. A total of 13 rounds were reportedly fired at his home, where his eight-year-old son was present at the time, the Indy Star reported. Photos provided by Gibson show a note in a ziplock bag reading, “No data centers,” placed under a doormat amid shattered glass. A screen door was also damaged, with multiple bullet holes visible. According to the Indianapolis m