ON Wednesday at approximately 11:37 p.m., Abbotsford Police patrol officers responded to reports of a home invasion in the 27800-block of Myrtle Avenue.

Officers discovered that a residence known to police had been forcibly entered by masked suspects who fled the scene before police arrived. The occupants were inside the home at the time, but were not injured.

The investigation has been taken over by Abbotsford Police’s Major Crime Unit. While the motive remains under investigation, detectives believe that this was a targeted incident.

Investigators are asking residents in the area of the 27800-block of Myrtle Avenue or nearby who may have witnessed suspicious activity or captured dashcam footage between 10 p.m. on September 3 and 1 a.m. on September 4 to contact the Major Crime Unit at 604-859-5225.