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Indianapolis homeowner says he shot intruder with suspect’s own gun during struggle: ‘Like a movie’
An Indianapolis homeowner described fighting for his life against an armed intruder as something out of a movie after he wrestled away the suspect’s gun and killed him Tuesday night.
Brent Smith told FOX59 Indianapolis that a masked man broke into his home just before 7 p.m. and smacked him in the head with a gun during an attempted robbery. Smith said he fought back against the intruder, crashing through a glass table with the suspect during the struggle.
“It was like a movie, me and him wrestling over the gun,” Smith said.
Smith told the outlet that he shot the would-be robber with his own weapon before hearing what sounded like “thousands of gunshots” from outside.
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Brent Smith said he fought for his own survival after being attacked by an armed intruder inside his home and exchanging gunfire with suspects outside. (FOX59 Indianapolis WXIN)
Smith said he exchanged gunfire with additional suspects outside, first with the intruder’s gun and then his own before the suspects drove away. The gunfire had damaged the home’s front door and shattered the windows of a parked car in the street.
Brent Smith’s home was riddled with bullets during the shootout with the suspects. The windows of a car parked outside were also shattered. (FOX59 Indianapolis WXIN)
Police responded to the home and found the suspected intruder, identified as 22-year-old Damon Swanigan Jr., dead on the front step, the station reported.
Smith told the station that he had acted in self-defense and was just trying to survive the ordeal.
Police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in an Indianapolis neighborhood just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. (FOX59 Indianapolis WXIN)
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“That doesn’t make no sense man. I didn’t want to do that,” Smith said of killing the intruder. “I don’t know his intention, but I didn’t want to be shot. That’s just all there is to it.”
Police initially took Smith in for questioning but later released him without any charges.
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No details were immediately provided about the suspects who fled the scene.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol is continuing to look for the suspect in a deadly hit-and-run near Humboldt, SD.
In a Facebook post, the SD Highway Patrol has released new details regarding the semi suspected of committing the hit and run.
According to police, the semi is a red Freightliner Cascadia semi, missing its passenger-side headlight.
The semi was traveling eastbound from the Humboldt area on I-90 in the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2026.
Police are seeking information, video, or pictures from 2:13 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. along I-90 and I-29 from the public.
If you have any tips or footage, contact the South Dakota Highway Patrol District 2 Office at (605) 367-5700.
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Iowa wrestling holds off Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa wrestling holds off Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
IOWA CITY — Iowa wrestling rallied to defeat Wisconsin 23-12 in a Big Ten Conference dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Hawkeyes finished with four consecutive wins from 157 to 184, including a pair of pivotal technical falls from Michael Caliendo and Angelo Ferrari.
In the video above, Hawk Central wrestling reporter Eli McKown offers up some instant analysis from Iowa’s victory. Up next, Jan. 16 at home against Penn State.
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A Chicago special education teacher has disappeared, leaving her family fearful and desperate for answers.
Linda Brown, 53, was last seen on Saturday in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, police said.
Brown was heading to the Wicker Park area for an acupuncture appointment but never arrived, according to a missing person flyer the Chicago Teachers Union posted online.
Brown’s husband, Antwon Brown, told FOX32 Chicago that he and his wife watched a movie before going to bed early Friday night. When he woke up the next day, Brown was already gone.
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Linda Brown vanished Saturday from Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, police said. (Chicago Teachers Union)
“I’m broke down, I don’t know what to do,” he told the station. “I’ve done everything. I’m talking to people; we got people searching for her, I’m out of options. I don’t know what to do.”
Linda Brown is a special education teacher at Robert Healy Elementary School in Bridgeport. (Chicago Police Department)
Antwon Brown said that it was out of character for his wife not to show up to the scheduled acupuncture appointment.
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“I woke up at 8:45 a.m. and she was gone,” he said. “She took her purse and credit cards, but I’m thinking she was at acupuncture.”
The family called police on Sunday after multiple calls and messages to Brown went unanswered.
Chicago police said Brown may be in need of medical attention. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images, File)
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Antwon Brown said Linda, a special education teacher at Robert Healy Elementary School in Bridgeport, has a history of mental health issues. He said this was the first time she has gone missing.
Police said Brown may be driving a blue Honda Civic with Illinois plates and that she may need medical attention.
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