Manitoba RCMP are searching for suspects in a home invasion that left one person injured.
Officers with the RCMP branch in Russell, Man., responded to the incident in a rural area north of Rossburn on Tuesday at about 9 a.m.
According to police, two males and a female entered the residence after knocking on the door. Police said a 76-year-old woman in the home was assaulted, but that after a family member intervened, the male suspects fled.
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The female suspect was briefly detained by the family member, but she later escaped to a grey vehicle driven by the male suspects, police said.
The woman is described as being in her mid-20. The male suspects, officers said, covered their faces with masks.
The woman who was assaulted was taken to hospital with injuries and has since been released.
An investigation is ongoing.
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Anyone with information can call Russell RCMP at 204-773-3051, or provide anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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