Man killed in home invasion identified

NEWPORT, Ky. - Newport police continue to investigate the death of 21-year-old Jordan Risheberger who was shot after breaking into a woman's residence early Monday morning.

Officers were called to the home on 16th Street around 1 a.m. Monday where they found the man dead following a shooting inside the home.

Police say the Risheberger, described as a white male wearing only boxer shorts, entered the home of 63-year-old Phyllis Maloney, through a rear door. Maloney told police the man refused to leave and kept approaching her so she fired two or three shots, striking the suspect in the head.

"She did meet the parameters of what Kentucky law would require. She did give some commands, requested him to leave the house. She felt that her life was threatened. He kept forcing his way through as she was talking to him, trying to get him to stop. He made her retreat back through the home," said Lt. Tom Collins with the Newport Police Department.

Neighbors say the woman lives alone.

Police say the suspect did not have any sort of identification on him at the time of his death. His name was released Monday night.

Police say Risheberger was a Florence resident who had two previous charges on his record, including marijuana possession and a misdemeanor drug charge.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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