LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man was shot and wounded while walking with singer Lady Gaga’s dogs on a Hollywood street on Wednesday night, and two of his French bulldogs were stolen.
Asia, one of Lady Gaga’s three French bulldogs, was found safely by police after a dog walker was shot and wounded in Hollywood, California. The suspects stole Lady Gaga’s other two other bulldogs. February 24, 2021. (TV OnScene)
A third dog escaped, but was later recovered by the police. The singer is offering a $ 500,000 unquestioned reward for her safe return, a spokeswoman for Lady Gaga confirmed to CBSLA on Thursday.
The shooting occurred at 9:40 pm on Wednesday, at block 1500 on North Sierra Bonita Avenue, near Sunset Boulevard.
A 30-year-old man, identified for the CBSLA by friends like Ryan Fischer, was walking several dogs when two male 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 ran away in a car. The violent crime was captured on surveillance video obtained by TMZ.
“It was a type of white sedan, with two doors open on the side, and that’s where I saw commotion and someone screaming, that was the shot,” witness Buck Angel told reporters on Thursday. “In fact, I started to cry. I’m not kidding. I actually started to cry. Because I felt the fear in him. I felt the fear on that guy on the floor. “
Fischer was rushed to a local hospital, police said. His condition on Friday was unknown.
“His arm was raised when they put him in the ambulance, they (the paramedics) were talking to him,” said witness Rachel Mason.
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 safely recovered by the police.
FILE – Lady Gaga speaks before a rally for current President Joe Biden at a rally at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 2020. (Getty Images)
Fischer’s friends told CBSLA that he used to walk Lady Gaga’s dogs in the neighborhood.
“He is always walking the dogs, always with them, if it is not the group of dogs, it is an individual moment with the dogs,” Steven Lazaroff told CBSLA.
Lady Gaga is currently in Italy shooting the film “Gucci”. She is offering a $ 500,000 reward for safe return. Anyone with information is asked to send an email [email protected].
“I’m sure he would be shot by these dogs, he eats, sleeps and breathes these dogs,” said Lazaroff of Fischer.
The police did not immediately confirm any of these details.
“We were unable to confirm whether the victim owned the dogs or was walking the dogs on behalf of someone,” Sergeant LAPD. Thomas Willers told reporters on Wednesday night.
The police described the two men as between 20 and 25 years old. One had blond dreadlocks, wore a black hood and carried a semi-automatic weapon. The other was dressed in dark clothes.
They fled the scene in a four-door Nissan Altima, according to the LAPD. They sped north on Sierra Bonita, towards Hollywood Boulevard.
Investigators are scanning the area for security cameras that can shed light on the crime. There is still no information on whether Fischer was the specific target or whether it was a random attack.
Lady Gaga did not make a public statement about the situation. Her dogs have their own verified Instagram page, missasiaxoxo, for many years.
A friend of Lady Gaga’s dog walker told me that he was always with the French. The police are now looking for the men who shot him and stole two of the dogs. @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/YkGfhRLaYB
– Tina Patel (@tina_patel) February 25, 2021