Boy, 6, pistol-whipped in Island Park robbery

Three people, including a 6-year-old boy, were pistol-whipped in a home invasion in Island Park on Wednesday night, Nassau County police said.

Police said in a news release that the boy, who was inside the home on Kildare Road, was struck once on the head with a gun, but did not require medical attention. A woman, 25, suffered abrasions to the head and wrist and was taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said. One of the home invaders also struck a 17-year-old boy several times on the head, but he refused medical attention. A fourth person in the home, identified only as a 29-year-old woman, was not injured, according to the report.

Police said the incident occurred at about 10:40 p.m.

Police said four men dressed in black, wearing black masks and armed with handguns rushed into the house after the 25-year-old woman opened a side door to the home. She was struck on the head with a gun when she tried to run up a flight of stairs, police said. Police said the 17-year-old was then forced to the ground and struck several times in the head with a gun.

The robbers then rifled through the teen's pockets, taking a cellphone, police said. Police said the foursome then broke down the door to a bedroom where the 29-year-old woman and 6-year-old boy were hiding and struck the boy in the head with a gun. The robbers then fled, taking two rings and the cellphone.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential, police said.