Southern California home invasion robbery victims jump off roof to escape

ARCADIA, Calif. -- Three people jumped off a roof to flee a home invasion in Arcadia Friday night, police said. Three suspects remain at large.

Officers were called to the 600 block of West Lemon Avenue to investigate the sounds of a male and a female screaming for help around 10:56 p.m.

The victims told police three suspects broke-in to the residence through an unlocked rear window.

One of the suspects, armed with a dark-colored handgun, forced the victims to lie face down on the floor in the upstairs bedroom. He held the victims at gunpoint while the other two suspects ransacked the house.

The victims told police they raced to the window, pushed out the screen and jumped onto the roof when the suspect was not watching. The victims then jumped from the roof to the front yard and began screaming for help.

Arcadia police conducted a search, but the suspects were not located.

Two of the suspects were described as adult black males, one wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and the other wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.

Two of the victims were injured after jumping from the roof and transported to a local hospital.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with further information was urged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5150.