Armed robbers steal $3K in cash in Diamond Bar home invasion
Two masked men forced their way into a Diamond Bar home early Thursday morning and robbed it at gunpoint.
The home invasion was reported at 1:43 a.m. in the 23900 block of Sunset Crossing Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The two suspects broke into the home, armed with a handgun and taser, and got into a scuffle with the homeowner, the sheriff's department said.
The suspects stole $3,000 in cash and other belongings before fleeing. No one inside was hurt.
"Maybe somehow they needed money, very urgent," said the owner, whose face was bloodied by his left eye.
He indicated to CBSLA that he knows one of the men involved in the robbery.
"I cannot see anything, and he my friend," he added.
A third person, described only as a person of interest, was detained. Investigators are not yet commenting about that person's possible connection to the crime. Deputies towed away a gray SUV from in front of the home, neighbor Jose Palacios said.
The injured homeowner lives at the home with a large extended family, Palacios added.
The suspects were described as Hispanic men in their 30s dressed in all black. Deputies were asking nearby residents for video from their security cameras, hoping the cameras may have caught footage of the suspects.
"We had maybe one break-in about five years ago that I'm aware of, and now I'm really surprised. I've been here over 30 years in the neighborhood, and we've never had any issues," neighbor Raul Pedroza told CBSLA.