Three men are on the run after a Saturday home invasion in Newberry.

On Saturday morning around 11, an elderly man heard a knock at the door of his home on Cromer Lane, just outside the city limits of Newberry.

“When he answered the door, a man pointed a gun at him and entered the house,” described Sheriff Lee Foster. “The gunman forced the victim to sit down and held him at gunpoint while three other men entered the residence and began going through house, apparently searching for money and/or valuables.”

Foster says the men took a small amount of money and a laptop computer from the home. The suspects then left in a vehicle.

The suspects are all identified as young black males wearing black clothing and masks. No additional description of the invaders or the vehicle is available, said Foster.

Deputies and investigators from the Sheriff's Office responded to the scene and Sheriff's Office’s and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s bloodhounds were sent to the scene.

Foster, citing the protection and privacy of the victim, will not identify the victim of the crime.

A substantial reward is being offered for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspects.

“I cannot think of anything as egregious as entering someone’s home and holding them at gunpoint while you rob them,” said Foster. “Our commitment to this victim and the people of Newberry County is to pursue, apprehend and prosecute these suspects to the best of our ability.”

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 321-2222 or www.newberrycountysheriff.com. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC, www.sccrimestoppers.com or text your tip to "TIPSC plus your message" to CRIMES (274637).