Two shot during violent home invasion in Signal Hill; authorities searching for 3 suspects
SIGNAL HILL, Calif. (FOX 11) - Two men were shot and wounded during a violent home invasion in Signal Hill, and one of them was hospitalized Thursday in critical condition, police said.
The shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 3200 block of East 19th Street, the Signal Hill Police Department reported. Residents at the home reported that three masked men, two of whom had guns, forced their way into the home that was occupied by five people. Two senior citizens inside the home were asleep at the time, police said.
Authorities said that the alleged robbers tried to use zip-ties to restrain the victims inside the home. When the victims tried to fight them off, the suspects shot and wounded two of the victims before fleeing.
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One man was wounded in the upper body and hospitalized in critical condition, police said. The other was wounded in the right leg and treated at a hospital and released, police said.
No arrests were reported, and no description was released of a suspect or suspects. Anyone with information on the case was urged to call 562-989-7214.
CNS contributed to this report.