Local Development and Data Centers

Indianapolis City‑County Councilor Ron Gibson, a Democrat representing District 8, says roughly 13 rounds were fired into his East 41st Street home around 12:45 a.m. Monday while he and his 8‑year‑old son were inside, in what police are calling an isolated, targeted incident. A note reading "no data centers" was reportedly left under his doormat, days after he voted in favor of rezoning for a proposed $500 million MetroBloks data center in the Martindale‑Brightwood neighborhood, a project that has drawn intense local opposition. Photos from the scene show the front door riddled with bullet holes and the outer glass door shattered, though no injuries were reported. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Task Force is leading the investigation with assistance from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, and evidence technicians have processed the scene. Gibson, who has publicly argued the development would bring jobs and long‑term tax revenue to the area, said the attack endangered his child and neighborhood but would not deter him from serving, underscoring rising tensions and fears about political violence around local land‑use and tech‑infrastructure battles.