Armed Men Kick Down Door Looking For a Safe

Two men armed with a shotgun and a handgun kicked in the door of a west Bradenton home early Tuesday to rob the couple inside, authorities said.

While the men apparently hoped to get a safe out of the residence in the 4500 block of 68^th Street West, they left instead with just $16, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's report.

When the men broke into the home shortly before 1 a.m. they demanded to know where the couple kept their safe. One of the men went to the bedrooms on the east side of the residence while the other went to the bedroom on the west side of the triplex, the report shows. 

The victims told authorities that they struggled with the robbers before running out the front door of their house. As the couple ran, each of the gunmen fired at least one shot inside the house. One victim sustained a superficial wound to the abdomen.

The suspects the ran from the house, the report said.