Shreveport Police officers are searching for two suspects following a Saturday standoff with officers.

The neighborhood near Caddo Middle Magnet School was placed on lockdown after a home invasion on Cornelius Lane. It all started at about 3pm.

Police initially thought the suspects were still inside the home, but that was not the case.

The standoff lasted for about 4-hour standoff at the home in the 7600 block of Cornelius when two men burst into the home. Lee Wells an 80-plus-year old man was inside sleeping when the thieves broke in. Wells was hit several times and a pillow was placed over his head to keep him from seeing the suspects.

While the suspects were searching the homes for things to steal, Wells escaped and went to a neighbors to call for help.while the intruders were rummaging through the house, Well escaped and ran to a neighbor's to call for help. The elderly man suffered minor injuries.

 

More From Highway 98.9