NEW BRUNSWICK – Police are looking for three men who burst into a home several blocks from Rutgers University early today, robbed the occupants and left one victim pistol whipped.

The victim, identified as a Rutgers student, was taken to a local hospital and treated for non life-threatening injuries.

According to police:

The men entered a home on Louis Street between Hamilton and Somerset Streets about 3:30 a.m. and demanded items of value from the residents. About 10 people were in the home at the time, several of them Rutgers students.

One of the assailants “displayed a handgun and used the handle of the weapon to strike one of the victims,” police said in a news release.

“As a result, the victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and was treated at a local hospital,” police said.

Officers reported finding narcotics at the scene of the robbery, but it was unclear whether the drugs played a role in the robbery.

Police said descriptions are “limited” but they asked anyone with information to call the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5200.

The Rutgers community has been on edge since last month, following the slaying of a 22-year-old former Rutgers student. William McCaw's badly beaten body was found behind a home on Hartwell Street.

McCaw's killer has not been found.

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