13 shots fired at Indianapolis councilman's home after backing $500 million data center

A hot potato: Illustrating the high emotions surrounding the building of the facilities, an Indianapolis city councilman says more than a dozen bullets were fired at his home and a letter reading "no Data Centers" was left on his doorstep this week.

Indianapolis City-County Council member Ron Gibson, a Democrat who has held his position since 2023, recently expressed support for rezoning related to a proposed $500 million data center project. Two large buildings, from Los Angeles-based startup Metrobloks, will be built on a 14-acre site located in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood of the municipal district that Gibson represents.

Gibson's spokesperson told IndyStar that he woke up around 12:45 a.m. to a series of gunshots fired at his home as he was sleeping. He said 13 shots were fired at his house, where his eight-year-old son was present at the time. They added that a note in a ...