EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga’s dog walker is shot four times in the chest by two men who stole two of the star’s three French bulldogs in Hollywood
- Ryan Fischer, 30, had been walking Gaga’s beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night
- He was shot four times in the chest and taken to hospital
- Two of Gaga’s dogs, Koji and Gustavo, were stolen while her third bulldog, Miss Asia, managed to run away and was later recovered by police
- Officers were seen swaddling Miss Asia in a blanket and placing her in the back of a police vehicle near the scene of the shooting
- It’s currently unclear whether Gaga’s dogs were specifically targeted
- French bulldogs are in high demand and sell on average for between $1.5k-$3k
- However those with pedigree lineage sell for as much as $10,000
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Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot in the chest four times by two men in Los Angeles on Wednesday night who stole two of the star’s three French bulldogs.
Ryan Fischer, 30, had been walking Gaga’s beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night when he was shot outside of his home on Sierra Bonita Avenue.
Police arrived to find Fischer conscious but barely breathing. He was taken to a nearby hospital but his condition is currently unknown.
Two of Gaga’s dogs, Koji and Gustavo, were stolen by the assailants. Miss Asia, meanwhile, managed to get away.
Video from the scene captured by KABC showed Fischer laying on the sidewalk and clinging to Miss Asia as first responders attended to him.
Ryan Fischer, 30, had been walking Gaga’s beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night when he was shot
Video from the scene captured by KABC showed Fischer laying on the sidewalk and clinging to Miss Asia as first responders attended to him
Gaga’s dogs, Koji and Gustavo, were stolen. Miss Asia was later recovered by police (shown above)
Gaga is pictured above with her beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo. Koji and Gustavo were both stolen
Gaga’s bodyguard later picked up Miss Asia from the Hollywood LAPD Station in the hours after the shooting
Fischer had been caring for the three dogs while Gaga is away in Italy
Officers were seen swaddling Miss Asia in a blanket and placing her in the back of a police vehicle near the scene of the shooting.
Miss Asia was taken to the LAPD’s Hollywood headquarters, where she was later picked up by one of Gaga’s bodyguards.
Fischer had been caring for the three dogs while Gaga is away in Rome, Italy, working on a new movie.
Police described the suspects in the shooting as two black males, who were wearing baseball caps.
They fled the scene northbound on Sierra Bonita Avenue in a white BMW or possibly a Nissan, police said.
It’s currently unclear whether Gaga’s dogs were specifically targeted.
French bulldogs are in high demand and expensive. They typically sell for anywhere between $1,500-$3,000 on average, however those with pedigree lineage can go for as much as $10,000.
It’s currently unclear whether Gaga’s dogs were specifically targeted (Pictured: Gaga poses with Miss Asia in an Instagram post
Ryan Fischer was shot four times outside of his home in West Hollywood on Wednesday night as he was walking Gaga’s three dogs
Police described the suspects in the shooting as two black males, who were wearing baseball caps
In a statement to DailyMail.com, the LAPD confirmed the shooting, but said it was too early to know ‘if it was a robbery’. Investigators are also not yet ruling out gang violence or homelessness.
Lady Gaga’s representatives have not yet returned a request for comment on the shooting or theft of the star’s dogs.
However, sources have reportedly told TMZ that the 34-year-old is ‘extremely upset’ and is offering $500,000 to anyone who is currently in possession of Koji and Gustavo ‘no questions asked’.
This is a developing story…