Two masked men broke into a woman's Hollywood Hills home late Sunday night, and she was held at gunpoint and told to open a safe, according to the woman's own account of the attack. She called 911 around 11:30 p.m. to report the break-in and said she had been choked during the confrontation.
The break-in happened in the 7700 block of Torreyson Drive near Mulholland Drive, as reported by NBC Los Angeles. The outlet reports the two suspects wore ski masks and had fled the scene by the time officers arrived, possibly in a Prius, though their direction of travel afterward is unknown. Los Angeles police are investigating the home invasion, and it remains unclear whether the suspects got away with anything.
Victim's Condition and Open Questions
Per the outlet's reporting, the victim was not transported to a hospital following the attack. Investigators have not said whether anything was actually taken from inside the home, and the case remains an open, ongoing investigation with no arrests announced.
Part of a String of Hollywood Hills Break-Ins
This is not the only home invasion to rattle the hillside neighborhood this year. In September, a separate home-invasion robbery involving five men took place around 12:05 a.m. on Sept. 10 in the 8500 block of Hedges Way, where the victim was robbed at gunpoint, according to Beverly Press & Park Labrea News.
In another Hollywood Hills case this past May, two masked suspects entered a home while young children and a nanny were inside. The couple returned home and discovered the suspects inside just before they fled; the father called police, who arrived roughly 15 minutes later, KTLA reported. And in April, a woman in her 70s was robbed and strangled during a separate Hollywood Hills home invasion but survived; suspects made off with jewelry, and she was hospitalized in stable condition, according to the Los Angeles Times. A CBS Los Angeles report about the same incident said suspects fled the scene with about $20,000 and other items, according to CBS Los Angeles.
Crime Data Paints a Mixed Picture
Despite the string of violent incidents making headlines, LAPD data cited by Hoodline showed 2026 burglary numbers down between 32% and 48% compared with the same period in 2025, suggesting the high-profile cases are occurring against a backdrop of an overall decline in burglaries citywide. Still, for residents along Torreyson Drive and nearby hillside streets, the latest gunpoint confrontation is a stark reminder that armed home invasions continue to strike even as broader crime trends move in the other direction.
No further details about the suspects' identities or their escape have been released, and the investigation into Sunday night's break-in remains active.
