Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s South Carolina home was “raided” last month after someone filed a false police report, Reuters reported.
Officials responded to Haley’s home on Kiawah Island on Dec. 30 after a man allegedly shot the woman and threatened to harm himself, according to town records obtained by the news agency.
Haley’s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The previously unreported “swatting” incident came to light after Reuters requested records about threats made to Haley’s home.
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Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley speaks after the results of the New Hampshire primary are released at a watch party in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 23, 2024. Haley’s South Carolina home was reportedly vandalized in December, according to Reuters. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
Kiawah Island Public Safety Director Craig Harris told town officials that an unknown person called 911 and “claimed that Nikki Haley had shot his girlfriend and threatened to harm himself while staying at his residence.” he said in an email.
“It turns out to be a hoax…Nikki Haley is not on the island, but so is her son,” the email said, according to Reuters.
“Tapping” means crime This has become more prominent in recent years, and has gained even more momentum in the social media era where people’s addresses are easily accessible.
This crime targets an individual by filing a false police report regarding a violent crime (murder, hostage situation, or other crime requiring a stronger law enforcement response) and I’ll report it.
The purpose of the false police report is to direct the police SWAT team response to the target’s home.
What is the “Criminal Harassment” hoax that has attacked three Republican members of Congress since Christmas? “Swatting”?
Sen. Rick Scott (left), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Rep. Brandon Williams reported “swatting” incidents at their homes in December. (Getty Images)
Harris said in an email that he has been in contact with the South Carolina State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the head of Haley’s security team. “This incident remains under investigation by all involved,” he wrote. According to Reuters, the email did not mention any suspects or potential motives.
In a separate email, South Carolina FBI officials told Harris and other law enforcement officials that federal agents were tracking the hoax call and had begun a “threat assessment” in the case, according to the report. I told him I was going to do it.
Law enforcement has not released any suspects in the Haley case.
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The attack targeting Haley, who is challenging former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is the latest in a series of violent threats, bomb threats and other intimidation directed at public officials in recent years. It is something. Law enforcement officials have expressed concern that there will be more such incidents ahead of this year’s presidential election.
Since Christmas, three Republicans — senator rick scott Representative Brandon Williams of Florida and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of New York were the victims of swatting in their homes.
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Democratic officials have also been targeted, including Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows, who barred President Trump from voting in her state.
Other targets include the judge overseeing the case against Trump and at least one prosecutor.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion and Reuters contributed to this report.
