The King County Sheriff has posted this press release regarding a violent home invasion robbery on Vashon Island that took place on Aug. 19th. More images can be seen by clicking on the image above.

A 46 year-old Vashon Island man was the victim of a home invasion robbery recently. During the ordeal he was bound with duct tape and repeatedly pistol-whipped.

The incident occurred about 6:30 AM on Thursday, August 19th. The man was alone and asleep in the 9400 block of SW Gorsuch Rd. Suddenly two masked men burst into his bedroom and used duct tape to tie him up.

The men repeatedly asked him for money and hit him over the head several times with a pistol one of the men was carrying. They threatened to shoot him if he didn’t tell them where the money was.

They ransacked the house until they found a small safe in the bedroom closet. Forcing the victim to open the safe, they stole the few hundred dollars inside. They also took a laptop computer before leaving.

The homeowner crawled to his toolbox and used a pair of wire cutters to remove the duct tape.

Both suspects were in their 20’s and both around 200 lbs. One of the suspects was around 5’ 10” and wore glasses under his mask. The other was about 6’ 1”. The shorter suspect could have been Hispanic and the other was Caucasian.

The victim had a video surveillance system and photos from the system are attached.

If anyone has any information on this crime they are asked to call the King County Sheriff's Office at (206) 296-3311 (24 hours) or 9-1-1.