Authorities were searching the streets of East Los Angeles on Wednesday for two masked intruders who tied up a woman during a home invasion, officials said.
Two masked men, one armed with a gun, entered a home in the 4200 block of Fisher Street in East LA about 8 a.m., according to the LA County Sheriff's Department.
The pair was surprised by the victim ,who came home during the robbery after dropping off her children at school. Wearing ski masks, they bound her with duct tape and continued to ransack the home, officials from the LA County Sheriff's Department, East LA Station said.
They ran away on foot.
The woman called 911 and reported the attack, officials said.
Torres High School was temporarily locked down as deputies searched the area, but classes were not affected, according to the Los Angeles Unified School Police Department.
Neighbor Maria Estrella said she was shaken up after hearing about the crime.
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“You always have to be alert,” she said.
