Shooter fires at home of Indianapolis city-county councilor, leaves note reading 'no data centers'

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Shooter fires at IN councilor's home, leaves 'no data centers' note

INDIANAPOLIS (WLS) -- Someone fired shots at the home an elected official in Indianapolis days after officials approved a data center in his district.

The FBI is assisting local police investigating a targeted shooting at the home of City-County Councilor Ron Gibson.

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More than one dozen shots were fired into the front door on Monday morning, with a note left behind reading "no data centers." Gibson has backed a controversial data center proposal.

The attack was addressed during a city-county council meeting on Monday night.

Metrobloks, the company behind the data center project, called the violence unacceptable.

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