7-year-old calls 911, saves family from attack

A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday.
Gunmen broke into the boy's home Tuesday morning and announced that they would take whatever they wanted, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Steve Kenny said.
The boy and his 6-year-old sister hid unnoticed in the locked bathroom while the suspects threatened his mother and father at gunpoint.
"There's some guy who's going to kill my mom and dad," he said breathlessly. "Bring cops. A lot of them! ... And soldiers, too."
The suspects eventually broke into the bathroom and someone screamed. The 911 operator sounded shaken as she explained what happened to her colleagues.
Kenny said the suspects grabbed the boy and asked who he called. He responded, "911." The gunmen fled without taking anything or injuring the family.
"If not for the brave and educated actions of the 7-year-old boy, this might have ended tragically," said sheriff's Capt. Pat Maxwell.

Authorities in Norwalk are looking for three suspects wanted in a brazen home invasion robbery thwarted by a brave 7-year-old boy.

Three suspects armed with handguns entered the home through an unlocked front door Tuesday morning and said they were there to take what they wanted, according to Norwalk sheriff's deputies.

The boy, who the suspects did not know was in the house, locked himself in a bathroom with his younger sister and called 9-1-1 while the suspects threatened his parents at gunpoint.

On the recording, he begs the operator to send police quickly, "a lot of them... And bring soldiers too."

As the boy explained what was happening to the dispatcher, the suspects realized someone was in the bathroom and forced entry.

Screaming is heard on the tape as one of the suspects grabs the boy and takes the phone from him.

The suspect asked the boy who he had called, and when he replied "9-1-1," the suspects immediately fled the house without injuring him or his parents and without taking any property.

"If not for the brave and educated actions of the 7-year-old boy, this might have ended tragically," said Capt. Pat Maxwell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The suspects fled in a Grey Acura RXS 2-door vehicle.

The first suspect is a Hispanic male between 18 and 21 with a shaved head, about 5'8" and 200 lbs. He was wearing a baggy blue shirt and dark pants.

The second suspect is a Hispanic male, also between the ages of 18 and 21, about 6'0" and 230 lbs. He was last wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt over a white t-shirt.

And the third suspect is a Hispanic male, approximately 200 lbs., between 18 and 21 years old. He was wearing dark clothing.