One man was

tortured with electrical shocks and another was shot in the arm during

a home invasion in northeast Fayette County last week, according to police.

The suspects

entered the residence claiming to be police officers, and they confronted

three Hispanic males who were asleep early Monday morning at a residence

on Palmetto Road outside of Tyrone, said Lt. Mahlon Donald of the Fayette

County Sheriff's Department. The victims quickly found out the suspects

weren't police, Donald added.

The suspects

demanded to know where the drugs and money were located and they tied

up each of the victims, holding them at gunpoint, Donald said.

One of the

victims, Arturo Murillo, 27, was shot in the right forearm and treated

for that injury, Donald said. Another victim was shocked as one of the

suspects tore apart a lamp and plugged the wire into the wall to administer

the electrical current on the victim's feet, which had been splashed with

soda to conduct the electricity, Donald said.

"They

were shocking him, trying to get him to tell where the drugs were,"

Donald said.

While the suspects

got away with some money, there was no evidence of drugs being at the

location, Donald said. The Sheriff's Department's drug K-9 unit searched

the residence and found no traces of drugs, Donald added.

Although details

were sketchy because it w as

dark in the room while the suspects used flashlights, it is believed three

of the suspects were dark skinned males and two were Hispanic females,

Donald said. All of the suspects spoke Spanish, he added.

Detectives

are continuing to follow leads on the case, Donald said. It is believed

the suspects got away in a black van.

"There

aren't many good leads, but what we do have we are working on," Donald

said.

Although this

type of case is rare for Fayette County, they are becoming more common

in areas with larger Hispanic populations such as Fulton and Clayton counties,

Donald said.