American Idol winner Scotty McCreery held up by three gunmen during home invasion robbery in North Carolina



Traumatic: Scotty McCreery was held up by three gunmen during a home invasion robbery early Monday morning in North Carolina, pictured last month in Las Vegas



American Idol winner Scotty McCreery was the victim of a home invasion robbery early Monday morning.



The 20-year-old country music singer allegedly was visiting with friends at an apartment unit near the North Carolina State University campus, where he is a student.



Raleigh Police spokesman Jim Sughrue said officers were called shortly before 2am Monday to the apartment, about a mile from campus. Three suspects armed with guns are reported to have taken wallets, cash and electronic items.



No one was injured. McCreery tweeted a statement later in the day:

'Yes, it was definitely a very scary night. Luckily, my friends and I are safe and the Raleigh PD is on the case.'

He also thanked law enforcement for their speedy response, stating, 'I will share more when the time is right, but as of now we do not want to do or say anything that could hinder the investigation.'



In a 911 call released by police, one of the victims said, 'they took everything we have,' reports ABC11.



'They were like "Get down. Get on the floor and give us everything you got,"' said the person.



The caller also said the robbers told them to count down from 100 before getting up.



Neighbours told ABC11 they heard people charging up the stairs.



'All you heard was yelling like "Who are you? What are you doing here?" for a good five minutes. It was just yelling,' said a female neighbour.



She said she then heard people running down the stairs before the police arrived.



'We just thought it was a bunch of college students partying until that point,' said the neighbour.

Success: Scotty McCreery has had three top selling albums since winning American Idol in 2011, pictured performing at the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards All Star Jam in Las Vegas last month



A native of nearby Garner, Scotty won TV's American Idol in 2011 and was named best new artist at the Academy of Country Music Awards the next year.



He has released three top selling albums since winning the talent show.

