The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga’s dog walker, is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot while walking her three bulldogs.
According to a statement posted by the LAPD on Twitter, the young man was walking through West Hollywood at about 9.40pm when some people pulled up next to him in a white Nissan Altima.
“Two suspects exited the vehicle & demanded the victim turn over the dogs at gunpoint. The victim struggled with the suspects & was shot once.”
They took off with two of the dogs, Gustavo and Koji while the third dog, Miss Asia ran away from the scene but was later found.
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There’s no other information around about how Ryan is doing exactly after the terrifying ordeal – and we’re hoping he’s ok – but we do know that a friend of his named Steve, spoke to FOX 11, saying he’s been trying to reach him:
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“I haven’t heard from him yet….I just tried to go to the hospital but they weren’t accepting visitors.”
Steve also explained how dedicated Ryan is to the dogs he looks after:
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“He would die and take a bullet for those dogs. He loves those dogs unconditionally. He’s always with them 24/7.”
Lady Gaga is in Rome right now filming an upcoming movie. There are reports saying she’s offering a $500,000 reward for the safe return of her missing dogs with no questions asked – but this information has come from an unnamed source. (And you know how we feel about those!) Her reps have not made any comment, she hasn’t released any statements herself and the LAPD has not confirmed any of this either.
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