A MAN IS DEAD AFTER HE WAS SHOT WHILE FORCING HIS WAY INTO A HOME IN SCOTT COUNTY

A man who forced his way into a home in Scott County was shot and killed on Tuesday night. The Scott County Sheriff's Office reports that officers responded to a house on Twin Springs Road in Nickelsville at around 8:05 p.m. Tuesday. The intruder, who gained entry into the house, occupied by two women and two small children, was shot and killed upon entry, and was identified to be 32-year-old Jared Scott Dockery. Dockery's body has been sent to Roanoke for an autopsy. Virginia State Police is assisting with the active investigation. There have been no charges filed in the case and nobody is in custody. 

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