Indianapolis Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder with His Own Gun

Brent Smith Survives Home Invasion and Gunfire Exchange with Suspects Outside His Home

Indianapolis homeowner, Brent Smith, fatally shot an intruder, identified as 22-year-old Damon Swanigan Jr., with the intruder's own gun during a home invasion.
Smith described the incident as a struggle 'like a movie', during which both men crashed through a glass table.
After shooting Swanigan, Smith reported hearing 'thousands of gunshots' from outside his home, believed to be from accomplices of the intruder.
Smith returned fire using both the intruder's gun and his own, causing damage to his home and a parked car.
Smith was held and questioned by police but was released without charges, as Indiana law allows people to defend themselves and their homes with deadly force.