Police in Abbotsford, B-C, have arrested three suspects in connection with a home invasion this week.
R-C-M-P say officers responded to a call Friday afternoon in the 33-thousand block of George Ferguson Way area.
Police say one male victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators have not released additional details in the case, other than that the invasion appears to be a targeted event and poses no threat to the public.
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