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Police: Man protecting girlfriend and children shoots intruder dead in Fort Smith

Dec 24, 2025

FORT SMITH -- A man protecting his girlfriend and three children fatally shot an man trying to break into their apartment as police were nearly on the scene, the Fort Smith Police…

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