Man beaten during home invasion in Brookline

PITTSBURGH — A man was beaten during a home invasion Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood, officials said.

Police said three men broke into a home on Sussex Avenue and beat the man who was asleep inside.

The man suffered a black eye and was bleeding from his face; he also said the men tried to tie him up, but he got away and ran outside screaming for help.

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Neighbors woke up to the victim screaming for help.

"He was bleeding, there was blood all over his face, so it kind of scared me, said a woman who did not want to be identified. "As I was calling 911, two guys in ski masks came out and started running. As they ran, one more guy was left in the house.

The victim said he might know who the intruders are.

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