APEX, N.C. (WTVD) -- A woman was injured when an armed assailant broke into her home inside a gated community and attacked her, Apex Police said Monday evening.
Police Chief Jason P. Armstrong said officers were dispatched about 3 p.m. to the Avalon Peaks Apartments in the 700 block of Solandra Lane. The woman told officers that a man wearing a face covering entered her apartment and physically attacked her, using a gun to strike her.
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The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. Her condition was not immediately known.
Police said it appears the assailant fled the area after the assault and an attempt to use a K-9 officer to track the suspect was not successful.
Detectives continued to work the case into the evening, Armstrong said.
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Anyone who believes they saw anything suspicious in this area around the time of the incident is asked to please call the Apex Police Department at (919) 362-8661.
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