INDIANAPOLIS —
State and federal officials are investigating after Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and several state lawmakers recently became victims of swatting.
Swatting is when someone deliberately makes a false emergency call in order to get police or other emergency personnel sent to a specific area. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Investigators can't yet confirm any connections between the threats or whether those perpetrators were even making the calls from Indiana.
The swatting calls have come amid the rising tensions over redistricting talks in Indiana.
The FBI is involved in the investigation, and Timothy O'Malley, the special agent in charge of the ca

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