LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man was shot and wounded while walking singer Lady Gaga’s dogs on a Hollywood street Wednesday night, and two of her French bulldogs were then stolen.
Asia, one of Lady Gaga’s three French bulldogs, was found safe by police after a dog walker was shot and wounded in Hollywood, Calif. The suspects stole Lady Gaga’s two other two bulldogs. Feb. 24, 2021. (OnScene TV)
A third dog escaped but was later recovered by police. The singer is offering a no-questions-asked $500,000 reward for their safe return, a spokesperson for Lady Gaga confirmed to CBSLA Thursday.
The shooting occurred at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue, just off Sunset Boulevard.
A 30-year-old man, identified to CBSLA by friends as Ryan Fischer, was walking several dogs when two suspects got out of a car and approached him, Los Angeles police said. After an altercation, the suspects opened fire on him.
They then stole two French bulldogs and fled in a car.
Police described the two suspects as men about 20 to 25 years old, one with blond dreadlocks and wearing a black hoodie and carrying a semi-automatic handgun. The other was clad in dark clothing.
They fled the scene in a four-door Nissan Altima, according to the LAPD.
“It was a white sedan kind of thing, with two doors on the side open, and that’s where I saw commotion and someone screaming, that was the shot,” witness Buck Angel told reporters. “I actually started to cry. I’m not kidding. I actually started to cry. Because I felt the fear in him. I felt the fear in that guy on the ground.”
Fischer was rushed to a local hospital, police said. His condition Thursday morning was unknown.
“His arm was up when they put him into the ambulance, they (paramedics) were talking to him,” witness Rachel Mason said.
Entertainment Tonight reports that the two dogs belonged to Lady Gaga. The stolen dogs were named Gustave and Koji. Lady Gaga’s third dog, Miss Asia, escaped and was later recovered safely by police.
FILE — Lady Gaga speaks prior to a rally for current President Joe Biden at a rally at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Penn., on Nov. 2, 2020. (Getty Images)
Lady Gaga is currently in Italy shooting the film Gucci. She is offering a $500,000 reward for the safe return. Anyone with information should email KojiandGustav@gmail.com.
Friends of Fischer told CBSLA that he would often walk Lady Gaga’s dogs in the neighborhood.
“He’s always walking the dogs, always with them, if it’s not the group of dogs it’s one-on-one time with the dogs,” Steven Lazaroff told CBSLA.
Police did not immediately confirm any of these details.
“We haven’t been able to confirm whether the victim owned the dogs or whether he was walking the dogs on behalf of somebody,” LAPD Sgt. Thomas Willers told reporters Wednesday night.
The suspects are believed to have sped away northbound on Sierra Bonita, towards Hollywood Boulevard.
Investigators are canvassing the area for security cameras which may shed light on the crime. There’s still no word on whether the man was specifically targeted or what the motive may have been.
“I’m sure he would take a bullet for those dogs, he is eats, sleeps and breaths those dogs,” Lazaroff said of Fischer.
Lady Gaga has not issued a public statement on the situation. Her dogs have had their own verified Instagram page, missasiaxoxo, for several years.
A friend of Lady Gaga’s dog walker tells me he was always with the Frenchies. Police are now searching for the men who shot him & stole two of the dogs. @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/YkGfhRLaYB
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