Swatting attempts hit growing list of Indiana Republican lawmakers, as tensions rise around redistricting

Multiple Republican lawmakers in Indiana have become the victims of swatting attempts on their homes.

In a statement, state Senator Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) said police received a call Thursday morning notifying them of a domestic abuse incident at Deery’s address, and that there would be a threat of violence to officers who respond.

“I am grateful to the West Lafayette Police Department for their professionalism and preparedness to recognize this as a swatting attempt that could be resolved without putting my children, or the children on our street who were preparing to board school buses, in a dangerous and stressful situation,” Deery said.

Motives for the swatting attempts are unknown. But they come as state Republicans have been divided over calls from President Donald Trump to redraw Indiana’s congressional map before the 2026 elections. One of the other senators swatted had come out against redistricting — another had not taken a public position but was criticised by Trump over the weekend.

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