KC home invasion attack reported

As many as six assailants armed with a variety of weapons robbed the residents of a Kansas City house early Thursday morning.

Police said the suspects entered the house in the 5500 block of Woodland Avenue a little after 2 a.m. through an unlocked back door.

The victims reported that the male suspects were armed with a knife, gun, pepper spray and a Taser. The victims were forced to lie on the floor while the suspects ransacked the residence, police reported.

One victim was assaulted with pepper spray before the suspects fled.

This story was originally published March 20, 2014 at 10:37 AM with the headline "KC home invasion attack reported."