A 58-year-old woman was cut with a knife and she and her relative were tied up during a violent home invasion in Aranguez early Thursday before police exchanged gunfire with suspects believed to have been involved in the robbery.

Police said the incident occurred around 4.05 a.m. at a house on Kings Street, Aranguez.

According to investigators, the victims, a 58-year-old woman and 45-year-old man were asleep when they were awakened by noises inside their apartment.