Violent Rochester Home Invasion Witnessed by Young Child
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) – Rochester police are looking for two men as suspects in a violent home invasion that was witnessed by a two-year-old child.
Police say a 28-year-old man answered a knock on his door around 6:45 PM Tuesday. Two men forced their way in and one grabbed the victim by the throat and pushed him into a bathroom. The man also repeatedly punched the victim in the face and stomach. The victim says the other man may have had a weapon. He says after making some threats, the men left.
The victim’s injuries were treated at the scene.
The victim apparently knows the man who assaulted him.
Police say the victim was making his young daughter dinner when the assault took place. He lives in the 1300 block of 4th Ave SW.