Nikki Haley reveals new details of the ‘awful’ swatting incident at her home

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Sunday revealed new details of the recent swatting incident that occurred at her home in South Carolina.

During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Haley said that while she was not home when the incident occurred, her parents, ages 87 and 90, along with their caregiver were in the house.

“I will tell you that the last thing you want is to see multiple law enforcement officials with guns drawn pointing at my parents and thinking that something happened,” the former South Carolina governor said. “It was an awful situation.”

Haley, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, also indicated that her home had been swatted before. “It wasn’t the first time. I think we’ve had it happen twice,” she said.

Haley added that the recent incident “goes to show the chaos that’s surrounding our country right now and the fact that these things are happening.”

“Swatting” occurs when a person falsely reports a crime in progress to draw law enforcement to a particular location.

Haley’s home in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, was swatted last month after a man claimed he shot a woman and said he was at risk of harming himself at her home, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing town records.

The swatting incident happened Dec. 30 when an unknown person called 911 and made false claims that prompted authorities to respond to the fake emergency, Craig Harris, Kiawah Island director of public safety, told town officials on Dec. 30, according to the report.

“It was determined to be a hoax. ... Nikki Haley is not on the island and her son is with her,” Harris wrote in the email, the report said.

A suspect or potential motive was not mentioned in the email.

Haley noted on Sunday, “I’m not the only