PLACENTIA – Three men in dark clothing and wearing Halloween masks robbed several people at gunpoint Wednesday morning during a home invasion, before a victim stabbed one of the suspects and a second was caught, authorities said, with the third suspect getting away.

The robbery occurred in the 300 block of Twilight Street, with one victim chasing the suspects and struggling with one of them in the 700 block of Primrose Avenue, stabbing the suspect multiple times, said Placentia Capt. Eric Point.OCR-L-INVASION-1102

The man was taken by ambulance to UCI Medical Center in critical condition.

The other two suspects fled the area, but later returned in a vehicle to Primrose. A victim pointed out the vehicle to officers, who stopped the car near Chapman Avenue and the 57 freeway, Point said.

The driver, identified as Eduardo Lopez-Morales, 18, of Fullerton was arrested for robbery. A passenger fled on foot and remained at large Wednesday afternoon.

Anyone with information regarding this incident was asked to call Placentia police detectives at 714-993-8146. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS or at www.occrimestoppers.org.