ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 3:23AM
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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