Haley targeted in December swatting incident

January 27, 2024 ndowd

A man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at Nikki Haley’s home in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, on Dec. 30, 2023. | Charles Krupa/AP

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley was targeted in a swatting incident last month, according to media reports Saturday.

Authorities responded to a false emergency call on Dec. 30 after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at Haley’s home in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, records
obtained by Reuters showed.

Haley and her son were not in town at the time of the incident, according to the reports. Her husband is currently deployed overseas.

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