{"id":122073,"date":"2020-10-20T23:45:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T03:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=122073"},"modified":"2025-08-20T21:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T01:58:10","slug":"fwpd-barricaded-subject-800-block-ridgewood-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/10\/20\/fwpd-barricaded-subject-800-block-ridgewood-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: Barricaded Subject, 800 block Ridgewood Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On October 20, 2020, at 1834 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department was dispatched to the 800 block of Ridgewood Drive in reference to an armed party\/domestic battery.<\/p>\n

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Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:<\/p>\n

Domestic Armed Barricade<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date<\/strong>: October 20, 2020<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: 800 block of Ridgewood Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/p>\n

Time<\/strong>: 1834 hours<\/p>\n

Suspect Arrested<\/strong>: Eric R Smallwood M\/W\/43 DOB 09-15-1977<\/p>\n

Preliminary Charges<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Domestic Battery<\/li>\n
  2. Domestic Battery w\/Deadly Weapon<\/li>\n
  3. Strangulation<\/li>\n
  4. Invasion of Privacy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Details\/Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    Officers were called to the 800 block of Ridgewood Dr in reference to a party armed\/ domestic battery. Officers received a call from a family member that a female at this residence was being attacked by the suspect and he was armed with a knife. When officers arrived they were able to make contact with the woman and got her out of the apartment. The suspect, Eric Smallwood remained inside and according to the victim and barricaded himself inside a bedroom. Emergency Services, Crisis Response and Drone units were paged out.<\/p>\n

    Once on scene the specialty units repeatedly attempted to make contact with the suspect to get him to surrender. There was no response. Officers began the process to obtain a warrant. The attempts to contact the Smallwood continued yet they went unanswered. There were charges pending for Domestic Battery, Domestic Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Strangulation and Invasion of Privacy stemming from the incident today.<\/p>\n

    After the warrant was obtained Fort Wayne Police Emergency Services Team once again loud hailed and attempted to get him to peacefully surrender. When the suspect did not exit Officers entered the apartment to apprehend Smallwood. They cleared the first and second floors and eventually found the suspect in the attic area of the apartment. He was taken into custody a short time later.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.<\/p>\n

    All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation.<\/p>\n

    Investigators are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free \u201cP3 Tips\u201d app<\/em>.<\/p>\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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