A Family Of 6 Were Tied Up & Separated By 2 Armed Men Who Got The Wrong Home In Calgary
One of the adults managed to call 911 and keep the line open.
A family of six were subjected to a "traumatizing experience" after two armed men stormed into their home.
The incident unfolded on Sunday, January 16, when two men entered the house in McKenzie Towne, Calgary armed with a semi-automatic rifle and taser.
They tied two adults with zip ties and duct tape and then took four children into a separate room.
According to police, the men were demanding money, jewelry, and drugs but when the adults told them they had the wrong house, they were tasered and threats to their lives and their children's lives were made.
One of the adults managed to call 911, leaving the line open so police could hear what was happening.
Staff Sergeant Krista Ryan, of the Calgary Police Service General Investigations Unit, said: "Thanks to the quick thinking of one of the victims, police were able to quickly intervene and resolve a dangerous situation that could have turned out worse. The family is now safe and have been put in touch with the necessary supports and resources to help them recover from this horrific incident."
The two adults were treated by paramedics in their home for their injuries. The children were not harmed.
Two suspects have since been arrested and charged.
Tyler Justin Kowal, 34, of Winnipeg, and Jessie Leslie Lunan, 32, of Surrey, B.C., are charged with one count each of:
- Break-and-enter;
- Wearing a disguise to commit an indictable offence;
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm;
- Possession of a dangerous weapon;
- Pointing a firearm;
- Possession of a loaded prohibited weapon;
- Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, and;
- Two counts of possession of unauthorized weapons.
