On December 3, 2022, 31-year-old Brittany Morton-Smith was found unresponsive in her Hammond, Indiana, home by her mother, who had gone to check on her after being unable to reach her by phone. Police determined Brittany had died of a gunshot wound; a neighbor reported hearing gunshots between 7:30 and 8:00 that morning. The couple had dropped Brittany’s children off at their grandmother’s the night before for a planned date night and are believed to have argued after returning to the home.

Investigators focused on Brittany’s boyfriend, 41-year-old Anthony Carr. The relationship of about five to six months had reportedly included threatening behavior; Carr had allegedly kicked in Brittany’s back door weeks earlier. Carr initially told police he was at a friend’s house when the shooting occurred, but the friend later told authorities Carr arrived upset and said he was going to jail for the rest of his life. In April 2024 a jury found Carr guilty and he received a 68-year prison sentence. Brittany is survived by five children.

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