Two people tied up during home invasion robbery as children slept

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Two people were tied up and robbed at gunpoint as children slept during a home invasion robbery on Mercer Island early Monday.

It happened around 1 a.m. in the 9000 block of SE 40th Street when two men broke into the home through a back door.

Police said the men woke two adults inside and demanded personal items and money while displaying a handgun.

The men then tied the victims together and fled. The victims and the two children who slept through the incident were not hurt.

Police arrived and searched the area using a K-9 team from Kirkland, but the men were not found.

The victims described the suspects as dark-skinned men with medium builds and heights. Both were wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks during robbery.

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