STAFFORD, Va. —  Authorities in Stafford County, Va., say two pregnant women were attacked during a home invasion in Stafford before midnight Friday.

Police say three people knocked on the door and forced their way inside when someone opened the door. Authorities say two of the intruders brandished guns while the third carried a machete.

The intruders used pepper spray on a pregnant woman and punched her, then locked the woman, a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old in a bathroom.

In the back of the house, police say the intruders found two more residents and one, another pregnant woman, was assaulted.

The intruders took money and electronic equipment from the residence.