{"id":196688,"date":"2024-01-11T11:41:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T17:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=196688"},"modified":"2024-01-11T11:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T17:46:47","slug":"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indy homeowner says he fought off intruder, killed him with his own gun\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Snyz6awZe8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reporters showed at the scene of the fatal shooting the day after it occurred. (<em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2Snyz6awZe8?si=_veThZNk0d5ehr4d\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\" title=\"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0\">Fox 59<\/a><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, an Indianapolis homeowner wrestled a gun from an armed intruder and fatally shot the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner had just arrived home from grocery shopping when the incident began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrtv.com\/news\/local-news\/crime\/i-shot-him-with-his-own-gun-homeowner-reflects-on-shooting-inside-home-during-home-invasion\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\" title=\"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0\"><em>WRTV<\/em><\/a>, the homeowner, Brent Smith, saw the intruder pull on a ski mask. He had no time to react before being hit in the head with the intruder\u2019s gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe hit me in the head,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI yelled out \u2018he is robbing me!\u2019 thinking my neighbors would hear me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/news\/indycrime\/indy-homeowner-says-he-fought-off-intruder-killed-him-with-his-own-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\" title=\"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0\"><em>Fox 59<\/em><\/a>, Smith fought back, wrestling his attacker for the gun. During the fight, the two smashed into a glass table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was like a movie,\u201d Smith said. \u201cMe and him wrestling over the gun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/news\/indycrime\/indy-homeowner-says-he-fought-off-intruder-killed-him-with-his-own-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\" title=\"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0\"><em>Fox 59<\/em><\/a>, Smith \u201cshot the intruder with the suspect\u2019s own gun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scary-encounter-turns-fatal\">Scary Encounter Turns Fatal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect, 22-year-old Damon Swanigan Jr, was in the doorway of the home when the bullet hit him with a fatal shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt this time,\u201d Smith said, \u201cI started hearing what felt like thousands of shots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using first the intruder\u2019s gun and then his own, Smith exchanged gunfire with suspects outside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even think them or me,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI was just basically trying to survive myself man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, the suspects on the street drove away, leaving the home with broken glass from doors and car windows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith explained he was frustrated with the behavior of the suspects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first thing I noticed was the kid had on brand new Jordans,\u201d Smith said. \u201cYou&#8217;re trying to rob me but you got brand new Jordans on man? I just don&#8217;t get it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-good-state-for-it\">A Good State For It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Police detained Smith and questioned him overnight.  But Smith was released the next day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators are still looking for Swanigan&#8217;s accomplices.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrtv.com\/news\/local-news\/crime\/i-shot-him-with-his-own-gun-homeowner-reflects-on-shooting-inside-home-during-home-invasion\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\" title=\"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0\"><em>WRTV <\/em><\/a>interviewed Guy Relford, an attorney specializing in the Second Amendment, to explain the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/indy-mayor-has-obvious-solution-for-gun-violence-but-nobody-wants-to-go-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\" title=\"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indy Mayor Has \u2018Obvious\u2019 Solution for Gun Violence But \u2018Nobody Wants to Go There\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana upholds a &#8216;Stand Your Ground&#8217; law, empowering citizens to defend themselves, including the use of lethal force, if necessary, to prevent a forcible felony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this law, residents who engage in self-defense, even when it results in a fatality, are not automatically subject to criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, other states often have more stringent requirements for self-defense claims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These may include the need for proof that the resident feared for their life or stipulations that the victim must first attempt to escape the situation before resorting to self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On that fateful day, Brent Smith was thrust into a perilous situation but stood his ground, effectively using his right to self-defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His actions, driven by the necessity to protect himself from harm, were supported by Indiana&#8217;s laws that champion the right to personal safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does your state have a &#8216;Stand Your Ground&#8217; law? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-wrestles-intruder-for-gun-before-fatal-gunfight\" title=\"Homeowner Wrestles Intruder For Gun Before Fatal Gunfight\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt was like a movie,\u201d Smith said. \u201cMe and him wrestling over the 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