Venice Resident Shot With Pellet Gun During Home-Invasion Robbery

VENICE, CA – Police sought two men who broke into a Venice home early Tuesday, stole about $1,500 in cash and fired a pellet gun at a resident, slightly injuring him.

The home invasion occurred about 3 a.m. in the 2400 block of Grand Canal Court, said Los Angeles police Detective Ross Nemeroff.

Two residents were home when they heard the sound of a window being broken, Nemeroff said.

One suspect aimed a pellet gun at a resident and fired, and the projectile hit him in the chest, Nemeroff said.

Police recovered a pellet gun at the scene, the detective said.

"I still can't believe it happened," Mark Woodcock told KTLA5. "I'm glad it was a pellet gun and not a normal gun. Especially where it hit me."

No suspect descriptions were immediately released.

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