LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. -- A woman who said her apartment and belongings were ruined during a SWAT incident may soon get help from the city.

Police say they were told that Sean Deaton was seen hiding out in Kayla Irwin's Lawrenceburg apartment, even though Irwin said she doesn't even know him.

Believing he was inside the apartment, the Lawrenceburg SWAT unit surrounded the building, broke all the windows and fired tear gas inside.

Mayor Bill Cunningham told Target 5 that it was the first time Lawrenceburg police had used tear gas.

"It looked like my apartment was on fire. The smoke was just blowing out of my windows," Irwin said.

Deaton wasn't there and Irwin, a single mother with two kids, was left to deal with the mess herself.

"They basically just said, ‘Sorry for the inconvenience. Go ahead and clean it up. Clean up our mess,'" she said.

"It's tearing me up because I just don't where to start. I really don't know where to start. I can't get any help from anybody that matters, you know?" Irwin said.

Last week, after Target 5 questioned police, officers met with Irwin. But she said one officer had some harsh words.

"One of the officers actually told me that he wasn't here to kiss my ass, and that my apartment was trashed before they came in, to the point where welfare should be involved," Irwin said.

The mayor of Lawrenceburg said Wednesday that he was shocked by the tear gas incident and has asked the city attorney to investigate.

"I was concerned. I was unaware that it took place," Cunningham said. "We are reviewing policy and we are interviewing everybody involved."

"I apologize to the young lady if something was not proper. But I can't say that I know that," he cautioned.

Target 5 was told by cleanup experts that CS tear gas can't be cleaned from fabric and requires replacing those items contaminated.

Money is not an issue for Lawrenceburg. Through revenue sharing, the Argosy Casino returns $70 million a year to the city.

The mayor said the city is trying to help and has given Irwin $250 to help with her immediate needs, such as diapers for her 10-month-old daughter.

"We’ll make sure that her and her children are not in despair until we resolve this issue," Cunningham said. "Tf we were liable for anything, we'll see that she's reimbursed and taken care of."

Meanwhile, Irwin has retained an attorney. She said she's not looking to get rich, but simply trying to get back on her feet.

"It's not easy to start rebuilding everything you own," she said.