Elderly couple robbed at gunpoint by home invaders

An elderly couple escaped injury early Tuesday when an armed robbing crew broke into their southwest Atlanta home.

Milton Seals, 80, told Channel 2 Action News that he was at his Lynhurst Drive home with his wife and 6-year-old grandson when seven men armed with at least one shotgun came in through a window.

The men demanded cash from the Army veteran, stealing $700 along with two jewelry boxes containing about $40,000 in valuables, Channel 2 reported.

The men also took a TV, but left it outside the house.

Police have not released a description of the suspects.

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