3 sought in armed Northeast Philly home invasion

Police are asking for help finding three men in an armed home invasion in Northeast Philadelphia.

Philadelphia police on Friday released surveillance video of the suspects in the Sept. 30 incident during which a 51-year-old man was bound and gagged while his wife and 10-year-old grandson hid under a bed.

The video shows two of the suspects walking by the home earlier in the night and grainy footage of three assailants leaving the residence, one carrying the big-screen television they had stolen.

The suspects broke into the home on the 1300 block of Sellers Street at about 3 a.m. through a plexiglass window pane on a first-floor side door, pointed handguns at the man and tied him up, according to police.

"They told me to 'shut up and turn around,'" the man told the Daily News later that day. "They kept asking, 'Where's the weed?' and 'Where's the money?'"

The robbers pressed the victim when he said he didn't have either, and the man handed over about $200 in cash after the assailants threatened to wake his wife.

At the time, his 52-year-old wife and their grandson were in another bedroom, where they hid under a bed.

The suspects ransacked the home and took the television, other electronics and keys before fleeing.

No injuries were reported.

The three suspects were all described as wearing all-black clothing, masks and gloves, and armed with handguns.

Anyone with information can call 215-686-8477 (TIPS) or send a text message to 773847 (PPDTIP).