Elderly Man Held at Gunpoint Inside North Druid Hills Home

Two men forced their way into an elderly man's North Druid Hills home and held him at gunpoint while they stole a number of items including several firearms Friday afternoon, DeKalb County police said.

The men knocked on the side door of a 78-year-old man's home in the 1500 block of Fama Drive at about 1:15 p.m., the police report said. When the victim opened the door, the suspects forced their way in, and one of them pushed the victim onto the couch and placed a pillow over his face while the other suspect stole several items from the home.

The suspects dragged the man into a back room and tied him up with a cable TV cord. The victim told police he feared for his life and waited in the room silently until he heard the men leave.

Three rifles and a pistol were taken, the report said.

The first suspect was described as a black male about 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a red shirt with blue stripes and a red hat. The second suspect, also a black male about 5 feet 7 inches tall, wore a gray shirt and carried a pistol. Both were said to be heavy set and in their 20s.