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The incident happened in New Haven County on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in the town of Southbury, according to Connecticut State Police.
Police received a call at about 12:30 p.m. from an individual who reported she had been approached by two people in the roadway who asked her to call 911 for them.
Officers found that one of the two males, whose ages were not identified, was suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen, according to the report.
He was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Investigators then learned that the victims had been working construction at a home on Bucks Hill Road in Southbury when two men, one armed with a firearm and the other with a knife, entered the home, police said.
Authorities said victims told police they were restrained, assaulted, and robbed by the two men.
Detectives also determined that the suspects are known to one of the victims, police said.
"This is believed to be a targeted, isolated incident and there is no threat to the public," Connecticut State Police said.
Police asked anyone with information about the case to call troopers at 203-267-2200.
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