Authorities are searching for three suspects in a weekend home invasion and beating of an elderly woman.
The crime occurred around 8:40 p.m. in the Summer Place development near High Rock Lake.
A 66-year-old woman told Rowan County Sheriff’s Office investigators that three men barged into a home she was preparing to rent and demanded money. One, who had a gun, began hitting her in the face with his fists when she told them she had no money.
The men, who had their faces covered with bandannas, searched the home about five minutes before leaving with nothing, the woman told authorities. They were three white males, possibly in their teens. All were around 6 feet tall. She could provide no better description.
The Post is not identifying the victim because the suspects remain at large.
The Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information about the crime to contact Investigator Teresa Haupt or Lt. Chad Moose at 704-216-8700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.