Two men shot multiple times in San Mateo town

Two men in La Honda were shot repeatedly on Saturday morning by an apparent home intruder who remains at large.

The violence occurred at around 7:15 a.m. near Mindego Hill and Alpine roads in the forested community, according to a statement from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

It began when one of the victims saw a man coming out of the victim’s home; on being confronted, the man responded by shooting the homeowner “multiple times in the head and upper torso,” the statement said. The homeowner’s tenant came outside and was shot “multiple times in the head and upper torso” as well.

The suspect then drove off in the homeowner’s 2006 Jaguar, a green station wagon with California license plate 7LWV742.

The two victims, age 76 and 53, are expected to survive.

The suspect is described as a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, about six feet tall with a medium build, wearing a green jacket over a white tank top with dark pants. Anyone with information is encouraged to call investigators at (650) 259-2417, or use the Sheriff’s Office anonymous witness line at 1-800-547-2700.

John King is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jking@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @johnkingsfchron