PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida couple is recovering after what police are calling a targeted and violent home invasion.

Investigators said the suspect, 49-year-old Stephen Houpt, had previously done repair work on the couple's home.

McKenzie Bray said Houpt showed up at her house Tuesday afternoon while she was inside alone.

“He did a little bit of work for us, fixing up damage done by hurricanes and [to] get the house in better shape,” Bray told Nexstar's WFLA.

Believing he was the mailman, Bray opened the door. Detectives said Houpt forced his way inside, hit her in the head, and tied her up.

Her fiancé, James Allen, returned home during the attack.

“He had her tied up, taped up on the bed," Allen recalled. "Then he wanted to knock me out when I got home and tie us up and t

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