A woman with cerebral palsy and her caregiver were the victims of a masked intruder intent on robbing her College Area home, San Diego police say.
The victims told NBC 7 the man, wearing some sort of disguise, barged in through the front door of the home in the 5100 block of 67th Street just before 8:30 a.m. Friday.
He threw the 36-year-old woman in a wheelchair to the ground and held a gun to her head as she lay face down.
Then turning the weapon to the female caregiver, the suspect had her walk him through the house, demanding she hand him items, the women say.
He eventually put the caregiver in a back room, but it allowed the woman to escape and run for help.
Neighbor Sidney Franklin, who opened the door to the caretaker's frantic knocks, said it seems as though the intruder had some connection to the victim or someone who knows her.
"He apparently knew the alarm," said Franklin. "He apparently knew there were dogs, and he came prepared wth dog food, tossed that on the ground."
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The man took off in a white vehicle before officers arrived, police said. It's unclear how much he got away with.
The suspect is described as 32 to 35 years old, 6 feet to 6 feet 3 inches tall, 250 to 270 pounds, with brown hair and a scruffy beard.
He was wearing a white, hooded sweatshirt and khaki pants.
