Elderly woman injured in violent Mission Bend-area home invasion

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Home invasion suspect sketch — The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office says this sketch represents one of three suspects accused of breaking into the home of an elderly woman in mid-May.
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SUGAR LAND, TX (KTRK) -- Authorities are trying to find the three men who forced their way into an elderly woman's Fort Bend County home and held her at gunpoint as they ransacked her house.

The home violent home invasion happened just before 6:30pm Sunday at a home in the 15100 block of Kingsbridge Way.

The elderly woman told deputies the two armed men forced their way into her home, and when she fell to the ground, one of them hit her in the head with his gun. A third suspect then came in and held her at gunpoint as the other two searched the house for cash and other valuables.

Authorities did not detail what, if anything, was take from the home. The trio left the seen in what may be a gray or silver late-model Chevrolet four-door pickup truck.

The victim was transported by Fort Bend EMS to St. Luke's Hospital in Sugar Land for her head injury.

Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers is offering as much as $5,000 for information that leads to the apprehension and filing of charges on the suspects involved. To submit a tip, call 281-342-8477. All calls to Crime Stoppers are anonymous.