Man shot by deputy allegedly pepper-sprayed homeowner, detectives

A suspect who was shot and wounded by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in Van Nuys on Wednesday allegedly pepper-sprayed a homeowner and three detectives during the incident, officials said.

Detectives from the major crimes division were conducting surveillance on burglary suspects when they saw a suspect — identified as Gurgan Martisyan, 28, of Arleta — enter a backyard in the 5800 block of Allot Avenue, the Sheriff’s Department said.

The homeowner arrived a short time later.

“Fearing a confrontation between the suspect and the homeowner, detectives converged on the home, but not before the homeowner made it inside,” a department statement said.

Martisyan allegedly pepper-sprayed the homeowner and ran out the back door, where a detective tried to stop him, authorities said. The suspect allegedly pepper-sprayed the detective and kept running.

Two other deputies joined the chase and saw Martisyan “grab his waistband area, and turn toward them with a black object in his hand,” officials said. One of the detectives fired his gun, hitting Martisyan in the right leg.

The suspect allegedly pepper-sprayed two other detectives before he fell to the ground, authorities said.

Martisyan was taken to a local hospital and was in stable condition Friday, officials said. The homeowner and three deputies who were pepper-sprayed were treated at the scene.

Martisyan faces charges related to home invasion robbery and assaulting a peace officer, officials said. A second suspect arrested near the Van Nuys home — identified as Vigen Manukyan, 29, of Glendale — also faces charges related to home invasion robbery.

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