Philadelphia police are searching for an armed suspect who held a father at gunpoint, restrained a family with zip ties and stole $1,000 during a home invasion in Olney Saturday night.

Investigators said a father was sitting on the front porch of his home in the 500 block of Marwood Road shortly before midnight when an armed person, dressed in all black, went up to him. 

The suspect held the father at gunpoint, forcing him back inside the home where his wife and daughter were, police said. 

Gloria Rodriguez, who is 13, said she was watching a movie with her mom when the man walked in, holding her dad at gunpoint. 

"The man, he appeared out of nowhere, pointed a gun at my dad and told him to go inside," she said.

The suspect then allegedly used zip ties to restrain all three family members and brought the father upstairs, demanding money. According to police, the suspect stole $1,000 and then hit the father in the head with a gun before leaving the house. 

Just moments later, the family members were able to free themselves from the restraints and call the police. Police said the father's head was injured and the daughter had wounds from the tight zip ties, but the wife was not injured. 

"My zip ties were a little tighter because my hands are smaller," Gloria said.

As of Sunday night, her father remained in the hospital.

The home invasion and robbery were caught on surveillance and are being investigated by the Northeast detectives. 

"Police say it might be hard because the guy, you can't really tell what he looks like because he had a mask, gloves, jacket, everything," Gloria Rodriguez said.

Philadelphia police are also investigating a home invasion turned robbery and abduction that happened early Saturday morning in Northeast Philadelphia. The suspects involved in the Saturday morning home invasion on the 2100 block of Princeton Avenue were also armed and have yet to be arrested. 

During the Northeast Philly home invasion, police said multiple suspects restrained a family, stole personal belongings and then abducted two of the family members while holding them at gunpoint. The victims were then taken to another location, where the suspects continued to hurt them physically, police said.

Police then tried to intervene on the 2000 block of Albright Street in Kensington, which led to a confrontation where an officer fired their weapon. The victims in that case were treated for their injuries. The suspects got away and are still at large.