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Victim of Detroit home invasion speaks after surveillance video released

Posted at 9:41 PM, Mar 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-23 06:06:04-04

The victim seen on home surveillance video during a home invasion two weeks ago is now telling his story.

The man who doesn't want to be identified says he was parking his car, when two gunmen ran up on him.

This all went down on March 8 on Vaughan Street on the city's west side. He says they were yelling, "Raise your hands! Raise your hands, or I'm going to kill you!"

One of the robbers with a long gun forced him back inside his house, where he was told to get down.

More video obtained by 7 Action News shows the other gunman commanding the man's wife out of another room.

The victim told us one suspect was saying, "'Give me the money, give me the money.' I told them I don't have any money."

At one point, he claims he tried grabbing the long gun, and struggled with the robber, before he was slammed on the back of the neck by the other guy. The two would steal several items, before taking off around 9:30 p.m.

Detroit Police are asking for your help tonight, hoping you have information or recognize the suspects in the video.