A Richmond Hill family - including two small children - has been left badly shaken after armed gunmen stormed their home in the middle of the night resulting in a brief police standoff.

York Regional Police were called to a residence on Edgar Avenue, near Yonge Street and 16th Avenue, following reports of shots being fired Saturday, Sept. 23 around 5:05 a.m.

The homeowner collected his family, including two children aged four and six, and barricaded them in the bathroom, according to York Regional Police.

When officers arrived, the suspects were seen inside the home with "firearms and military and police style attire," police added.