A man attempted to fight off a robbery suspect who entered his University City apartment armed with a gun early Monday.
The altercation happened after two men entered an unlocked unit at the Villas of Renaissance Apartments near the intersection of Nobel and Judicial drives just after midnight and confronted the two residents inside, the San Diego Police Department said.
One of the suspects began grabbing items from the home as the other held the two residents at gunpoint, SDPD said.
That's when one of the residents attempted to grab the gun away from the alleged intruders. The two struggled and the suspect used the gun to hit the resident, SDPD said.
A woman who lives in a unit near where the robbery took place was surprised by the incident.
"You hear these things happen miles away, not right next to you," she said.
Police told the woman to make sure her door was locked at night.
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The two suspects then ran away from the home, SDPD said. It was not immediately clear how much property took off with.
Neither of the suspects has been caught. SDPD said they were looking for two men in their 20s, who were wearing green jackets with black stripes and black pants at the time of the home invasion.
SDPD's robbery unit would be handling the investigation and anyone with information was asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
“We are cooperating with the police department in their investigation of this issue, and want to reassure residents there is no threat to the community," a spokesperson for the apartment complex said in a statement.
No other information was available.
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