An alleged intruder was shot and killed Thursday evening by a Culpeper County property owner.

According to the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office, the department received a report of a shooting at a home in the 14000 block of Woodland Church Road at 6:22 p.m. Units from the sheriff’s office responded and found an alleged intruder shot by the homeowner. The suspect is dead.

The sheriff’s office will not release the name of the alleged intruder at this time. The scene is still being processed and the incident is still under investigation. Further updates will be provided by the sheriff’s office once the initial investigation is complete.

As part of the investigation, deputies canvassed the Woodland Church Road area to determine if any other suspects were in the vicinity. They found none.

Sheriff Scott Jenkins encouraged anyone with information related to the incident to contact the CCSO at 540/727-7520.