An Indianapolis homeowner described fighting for his life with an armed intruder Tuesday night as if it were something out of a movie, after he wrested a gun from a suspect and killed him.
brent smith said FOX59 Indianapolis A masked man entered her home just before 7 p.m. and hit her in the head with a gun during an attempted robbery, police said. Smith said he fought back against the intruder and during the scuffle he and the suspect broke through a glass table.
“It was like a movie, me and him fighting over the gun,” Smith said.
Smith told the outlet he shot the would-be robber with his own weapon before hearing what sounded like “thousands of gunshots” outside.
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Brent Smith said he fought to survive after being attacked by an armed intruder inside his home and exchanging gunfire with the suspect outside. (FOX59 Indianapolis WXIN)
Smith said he engaged in a gunfight with another suspect outside, first with the intruder's gun and then with his own gun before the suspect drove away. The gunfire damaged the home's front door and shattered the windows of a car parked on the street.
Brent Smith's home was riddled with bullets during a gunfight with the suspects. The windows of cars parked outside were also broken. (FOX59 Indianapolis WXIN)
When police arrived at the home, they found the suspected intruder, 22-year-old Damon Swanigan Jr., dead on the front porch, police said.
Smith told the station he acted in self-defense and was just trying to get through the ordeal.
Police responded to a report of a shooting at a home in the Indianapolis neighborhood just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. (FOX59 Indianapolis WXIN)
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“That doesn't make sense. I didn't want to do that,” Smith said of killing the intruder. “I don't know what his intentions were, but he didn't want to get shot. That's all.”
Police initially took Smith in for questioning, but later released him without charge.
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Details regarding the suspect, who fled the scene, have not been released at this time.
