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A group of men arrested in a dramatic tactical take-down at a downtown high rise Thursday are linked to an armed home invasion in which a man in a wheelchair was assaulted for marijuana.

Officers were first called around 3:40 a.m. to a home in the 100 block of Citadel Peak Circle N.W. to respond to reports that armed men had broken into the residence.

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It’s believed the home was targeted because it had a small medicinal marijuana grow operation, but police say the occupants are not believed to have ties to organized crime and are not known to police.

The culprits allegedly tied up a resident in a wheelchair and seriously assaulted him. They also tied up his roommate.

The group later fled with a number of items from the home.

Police say it took about an hour for the victims to free themselves and call for help.

The resident who was seriously assaulted, a man in his late 40s, was taken to Foothills Hospital in stable condition while his roommate was treated at the scene and released.