A man has been killed in a home invasion at Whitebridge this morning.
Around 2:30am, emergency services were called to the home on Lonus Avenue where they found a 60-year-old man with a serious injury to his arm.
The man was treated by paramedics at the scene but died a short time later at the John Hunter hospital.
Lake Macquarie Police have been told three people with their faces covered, armed with baseball bats and knives, broke into the home and attacked the man in his bedroom.
His brothers were home at the time but were not injured during the incident.
Police have confirmed the victim is known to them, and they're investigating a stolen car they believe could be connected to the incident.
A crime scene was set up this morning, with shattered glass and a car bumper lying on Kahibah Road at Kenibea Avenue.
A crime scene has been established as strike force officers investigate whether the death was a targeted attack.
