6 people tied up during home invasion in East Hollywood; suspects outstanding

EAST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Police on Tuesday were investigating a home invasion during which six people were tied up in East Hollywood.

Five armed suspects wearing ski mask and hoods entered the home on North Heliotrope Drive, near Normandie and Beverly Boulevard, around 4 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

They entered through the front door and covered the Ring camera on the property with tape, but police said there were no signs of forced entry.

"We just heard some really loud footsteps upstairs and then I heard one of my friends scream... So we realized it was not one of us, we were being robbed. All of my friends were tied up," said a woman named Payne who was inside the home.

After they entered the home, the suspects bound the victims and taped their mouths shut.

Eight people were inside at the time, but Payne said she and her husband were able to escape through a window.

Some of the victims at the house were visiting from Minnesota, police said.

The suspects then took off with cash, though it's unclear how much exactly.

No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made.