Seattle homeowner fires back at would-be burglars amid string of neighborhood robberies

 Police say the circumstances of these robberies are similar to a series of robberies that occurred earlier this year

Police are investigating a string of home robberies in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood over the past week, including one in which a homeowner exchanged gunfire with the home invaders.

The first incident occurred on December 18 near the intersection of Beacon Avenue and South Graham Street. A man told police he was walking home from a casino and was approached by several men brandishing firearms.

The suspects forced the man to open the door of his house and ransacked the place, before fleeing the scene with the cash.

The attack happened around 5:30 a.m. near the intersection of Beacon Avenue South and South Ferdinand Street. The homeowner told police that three men tried to break his door, but failed and left.

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The next morning, four male suspects returned to the same address and tried to break the front door with a hammer. The victim, who was awakened by the noise, picked up a rifle and fired at the attackers who attacked the house. The suspects returned fire at the homeowners as they retreated into vehicles and fled the scene.

The homeowner was not injured. It's unclear if the homeowner injured any suspects. No arrests have been made till Wednesday.

Seattle police said the circumstances of the robberies were similar to a series of robberies earlier this year, in which all the victims were of Asian descent and the suspects were all black men.

Seattle Police said that although the suspects in these pattern robberies have been arrested and are in jail, investigators are concerned about a recent increase in similar cases.