Police in St. Catharines are looking for suspects following a violent home robbery this afternoon.
It happened around 12:30 p.m. in the area of Third Street Louth and President Crescent.
NRP say three men armed with handguns forced their way into a home and assaulted an elderly male and female who were home at the time.
The male victim was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life threating injuries while the female was not hurt.
The suspects are described as white males, wearing dark masks covering their faces and dark clothing.
They fled the scene in a black car.
Detectives do not believe at this time that this was a random incident.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact detectives at (905) 688-4111, dial option 3, Badge #9412.