Family held at gunpoint during home invasion in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia

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Monday, March 3, 2025
Family held at gunpoint during home invasion in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia
Police are looking for several suspects who broke into a home early Sunday morning in Philadelphia and held the family inside at gunpoint.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are looking for several suspects who broke into a home early Sunday morning in Philadelphia and held the family inside at gunpoint.

Police say thieves stole $19,000 in cash, and $25,000 worth of jewelry, along with five iPhones from a home on the 3200 block of Cottman Avenue in Mayfair.

"It's just taken away a lot of hard-earned things from people, please don't do that again," the victim said.

Too traumatized to appear on camera, one of the home invasion victims spoke to Action News about the terrifying incident.

"They just told me to stay in my bedroom and don't look at him," the victim said.

Philadelphia police say four men entered the house just after 5 a.m. on Sunday. The men, thought to be 20 to 30 years old, were wearing ski masks. Police say one man wore a green coat while the other three wore black.

"They held us captive in different rooms," said the victim.

Police say the intruders held five people in the house at gunpoint, a 15-year-old boy, a 25-year-old woman, a 29-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman, and a 61-year-old man.

"We're doing better now but still fixing the damages," said the victim.

Now the search is on for the men. As police are trying to track them down, the victim has a message for the intruders.

"Please don't do this to anyone else. It was like, really traumatizing for me," said the victim.

Police are reviewing surveillance video. If you have any information call police as the investigation continues.

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