CHRISTIANSTED – A Sion Farm homeowner told police he was accosted by three masked men – two armed with guns – when he walked out into his yard last night.

The 911 Emergency Call Center got a report of a home invasion in Sion Farm at 8:31 p.m. on Monday, according to police.

Police met with a 61-year-old man who said he was going to his truck parked in the yard when three masked men that he didn’t recognize appeared and began threatening him.

Two of the men were armed with hand guns and they demanded money from the homeowner, police said. The homeowner told the men that he had no money and when he did, one of the men struck him several times with the butt of his gun.

Then the homeowner said one of the gunmen put the gun into his mouth, according to police.

The men took the homeowner’s keys, wallet, mobile phone and his 2001 white Chevy S10 pickup truck (CDS-610) and left the area.

An All-Points Bulletin (APB) was immediately issued by police on the stolen truck.

The homeowner was taken to the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center’s Emergency Room for treatment of unspecified injuries.

The home invasion is under investigation and police are asking anyone with information about the crime to contact 911 or the anonymous tip service, Crime Stoppers USVI, at 1-800-222-8477.