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CULPEPER — The Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office has identified Delonte Jones, 21, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, as the man shot and killed by the homeowner in an apparent home invasion Thursday night on Woodland Church Road.

The 44-year-old male homeowner, whose identity is being withheld, reported that he answered a knock at the door before 6 p.m. and spoke to a woman who asked to come inside. At this point, he became suspicious and told her to leave when Jones reportedly pushed his way into the home and assaulted the homeowner.

In an ensuing struggle, Jones was reportedly struck with a bullet from his own gun, according to the homeowner.

A sheriff’s office spokesman, however, said the origin of the fatal shot cannot be definitively verified until the forensics work is completed, and it may be incorrect that Jones was killed with ammunition from his own gun.

Either way, after getting shot, the home invasion suspect and the woman then fled the house; Jones fell dead in a ditch nearby. The homeowner sustained minor injuries.