A wheelchair-bound 52-year-old man was beaten and robbed Sunday when three masked men broke into his Albemarle County home. Police say at least one of the men was armed with a handgun.

A nearby homeowner, Don Wheeler, is not taking any chances now because he's keeping his 9mm handgun handy. He lives on the 3200 block of Rolling Road outside Scottsville and is alarmed by the home invasion robbery that took place on his block.

Police say three masked and gloved men stormed the home of Wheeler's neighbor and beat and robbed the 52-year-old wheelchair-bound man.

"It's very serious," says Lt. Todd Hopwood of the Albemarle County Police Department. "When you're threatening somebody's life, when you bring a weapon into play, and you're robbing somebody of money."

Police do not currently have anyone in custody and are unsure if or why the suspects targeted the home of Wheeler's neighbor.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.