Lady Gaga’s father told Fox News that he is breathing a sigh of relief after the singer’s dogs returned unscathed on Friday – but he is still demanding justice for her dog walker.
On Friday night, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the safe return of Gaga’s two puppies, Koji and Gustav, who were stolen by suspects who approached their dog walker, shot him once and ran away with the dogs. canines.
“I want them to be arrested so that they can be tried for assault and / or attempted murder,” Joe Germanotta told us Saturday morning.
The dog walker – whom Gaga named in a tweet as Ryan Fischer, but which the LAPD has not yet publicly identified – was transported to a local hospital after the incident. He was already listed in a stable condition after the shooting and his injuries are being described as not potentially fatal.
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Joe Germanotta says he is ‘relieved’ that Gaga’s dog walker will be fine, but he wants to see the LAPD catch the suspects.
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“I am relieved that Ryan will be fine and Koji and Gusatv have been found. Thanks to the LAPD,” added Germanotta.
Gaga’s father said he was confident that the LAPD would locate the two suspects, who were described by police on Thursday as two black men aged 20 to 25.
“Letting Koji and Gustav get away with it was good, but they should be punished for what they did to Ryan,” added Germanotta. “Special thanks to the doctors and nurses in the emergency room.”
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Hours before the dogs returned, Germanotta told Fox News that her superstar daughter was in communication with her dog walker during her hospitalization. Germanotta said his safety was the family’s first priority and then begged for Koji and Gustav to be returned safely.
“Please don’t hurt these animals. They don’t hurt anyone, just let them go. There’s no reason to keep them. They have no value. The visibility they have now would make you crazy to buy them,” continued Germanotta . “Let them go. Give us back so we can bring them back to the family.”
The singer herself also spoke on social media on Friday, the day after offering a $ 500,000 reward for returning her precious canines.
“My beloved dogs Koji and Gustav were taken to Hollywood two nights ago,” she wrote next to four pictures of the dogs. “My heart is sick and I am praying that my family will be whole again with an act of kindness.”
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“If you bought them or found them without knowing it, the reward is the same,” the “A Star Is Born” actress said in a follow-up tweet before giving a shout to her dog walker. “I still love you Ryan Fischer, you risked your life to fight for our family.”
LAPD officials said Koji and Gustav were returned to the department’s Olympic Station Theft Homicide detectives at around 6pm on Friday.
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“The woman found the dogs and asked the Lady Gaga team to return them. The woman’s identity and the location where the dogs were found will remain confidential due to active criminal investigation and for her safety,” police said in a statement.
LAPD detectives Robbery Homicide assured the public that “they will continue to investigate to ensure that those responsible are arrested and brought to justice.”
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A third dog that also belongs to the singer has fled the scene and is safe.