Gatineau home invasion targets wrong house
Last Updated: Monday, April 26, 2010 | 8:37 AM ET
CBC News
Police have one man in custody and are looking for another after an unusual home invasion in Gatineau, Quebec.
Gatineau police said a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun entered a home on Labrosse Street at 2 p.m. Sunday.
But the man was looking for someone in particular, and upon seeing that the person was not there, he realized he had the wrong house and left, driving off with at least one passenger in his vehicle, police said.
After receiving a description of the vehicle, police cars chased the getaway vehicle for about 11 minutes through the city before the suspects abandoned their car and attempted to flee on foot.
Officers tracked down and caught the passenger of the vehicle, but the driver is still at large, Gatineau police said.
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