Three people were shot in a late-night gunbattle that erupted after intruders pounded on the door of a Phoenix home where a church group was gathered, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Twenty people, including 11 children, were inside the home near 83rd Avenue and Thomas Road when someone started banging on the back door of the home around midnight, said Sgt. Tommy Thompson, a police spokesman.

Someone inside the home with a handgun, fearing for their safety, fired several shots through the door, and people outside returned fire with a rifle, Thompson said.

A 31-year-old man, 31-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were injured as a result of the gunfire. None of the injuries were life-threatening, Thompson said.

On June 2, people broke into the house, Thompson said.

Police are still looking for the those who fired into the home.

12 News reporter Chris Hrapsky contributed to this report.