Essex police say they responded to 73 River Road Friday night for reports of a home invasion.

“We get called to report of the shots fired and someone have been wounded,” said Lt. Ken Beaulieu of the Essex Police Department

When they had arrived, the suspects had already left the scene. Police say there were three people home at the time of the incident, including a 5-year-old. No one was hit by the single shot fired, but police say one of the victims was assaulted during the incident.

“We were told the suspects had left the area. We did not find them on our arrival and we figured out the homeowners had been robbed,” said Beaulieu.

A neighbor, who declined to speak on camera, told WCAX the commotion kept her up all night. But, more details about exactly what happened and what was taken during the robbery, are not being disclosed at this time.

“That's part of the ongoing investigation and unfortunately I can't provide much more information beyond that,” said Beaulieu.

Police say they believe that this was a targeted robbery and that there is minimal threat to the general public.

“We're going to continue trying to work with the victims of the of the incident and in addition we are going to locate other witnesses and see if we can try to track down the person involved,” said Beaulieu.

The names of the victims have not been released. Police say one person was taken to the hospital with a head injury.