Golden Home Invasion leaves man stabbed

A home invasion in Golden has turned out to be a tragic case of mistaken identity. According to one suspect in custody, he and two other young males broke into a home in the 1900 block of Washington Avenue last night just before 9 a.m. They were expecting to find $10,000 in cash and drugs. However, they went to the wrong house.

The victims heard a soft knock at their door. When the wife opened the door, the three men pushed their way inside. The husband quickly got into an altercation with all three suspects in an attempt to stop them. At one point he was able to grab a knife from the kitchen and stab one of the suspects. Meanwhile, the wife ran out of the house to a neighbor and called 911. Golden Police arrived in less than three minutes from the time the 911 call was received.

The husband has stab wounds to his kidney and a punctured lung, along with several other lacerations. Fortunately, he is expected to survive. Both the husband and wife are middle school teachers, and their two children were in the basement asleep during the incident.

As of now, Golden Police have two suspects in custody. A 21-year old male and a 17-year old juvenile male. They are still looking for one other adult male suspect who is at large, as well as a possible fourth female suspect believed to be driving the getaway car. Police are actively searching for these suspects.