Authorities in South Carolina responded to a bogus emergency call at Nikki Haley’s South Carolina home last month, allegedly to investigate reports of that a man had shot a woman and was preparing to harm himself.

The false report, known as swatting, has become a growing problem for high profile Americans and politicians of both parties and can result in deadly accidents.

The swatting attack took place on Dec. 30 in the town of Kiawah Island. Neither Haley nor her son were not at home during the incident.

The story of the swatting was related by Kiawah Island Director of Public Safety, Craig Harris, who said in an email obtained by Reuters that an unknown person called 911 and “claimed to have shot his girlfriend and threatened to harm himself while at the residence of Nikki Haley.”

Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations and governor of South Carolina, is currently in a last stand effort to secure the 2024 Republican nomination for president. Former President Trump has so far dominated the race, trouncing Haley in both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. Haley is Trump’s last major competitor who remains in the contest.

Haley’s campaign did not respond to request for comment from The Post.

Law enforcement agencies have not publicly identified a suspect in the case or made any arrests. In a separate email, an FBI official in South Carolina told Harris and other law enforcement officials that federal agents were tracking the hoax call and intended to open a “threat assessment” into the incident.

With Post Wires