Two masked suspects allegedly broke into a home in the Hollywood Hills, threatened a resident with a shotgun and forced them to open a safe before fleeing in a grey Toyota Prius, police said.
Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to a property near Mulholland Drive and Torreyson Place shortly after 11.30pm on Sunday, November 8.
Detectives said the family arrived home to find the intruders already inside. The suspects, who were wearing ski masks, demanded access to a safe and one allegedly attacked the woman in the house.
Her two sons ran from the property to seek help, according to CBS Los Angeles. The woman was not seriously injured and was not taken to hospital.
Police said one of the suspects was armed with a shotgun. A shotgun was later found outside the home after the pair fled, although it was not immediately clear whether it belonged to the intruders.
The suspects escaped before officers arrived, leaving through the property and driving away in a grey vehicle believed to be a Toyota Prius. Police have not said which direction they took.
There have been no reported arrests and investigators have not confirmed whether anything was stolen from the safe or the property.
The investigation remains ongoing, with officers appealing for any information that could help identify the suspects.
