A woman was robbed at gunpoint in her home near DeLand Tuesday night, Volusia County deputies said.
The 24-year-old woman was startled from her sleep by three men who had broken in, pointing a gun at her.
The armed robbery happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Elsasser Street.
The woman told detectives, after the men entered the home through a rear sliding door, one of them pointed a gun at her, while another covered her head with a towel or blanket, forcing her to the floor. The intruders demanded money as they searched the house.
After ransacking the home, the men fled with two televisions sets, a cell phone and some jewelry.
The woman’s two young children slept undisturbed in their rooms throughout the incident.
Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to call investigators at (386) 943-7866 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at (888) 277-TIPS.
