Ryan Fischer was out walking the three French Bulldogs he cares for in West Hollywood on Wednesday night when he was shot several times in the chest by a man who then made off with two of the dogs. The third dog ran away and was later recovered safely.
It is unknown whether the dogs were targeted because of their owner, Lady Gaga, who is now offering a $500K reward for the return of her pets, Koji and Gustav.
Fischer, 30, was on the 1500 block of Sierra Bonita Avenue at 9:40 p.m. when the crime occurred, at which point the shooter fled northbound in a white sedan, according to police.
Fischer was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery.
According to a source close to the singer, Gaga is extremely upset and offering the half-million dollar reward to whoever has her dogs, “no questions asked.” It’s safe to assume the LA Robbery Homicide Division will still have a few questions, however.
Anyone with information about the dogs can use the email [email protected].
Because French Bulldogs reportedly sell for between $1,500-3K with certain pedigrees topping $10K, investigators are unsure whether the shooter was aware they belong to Gaga.
The singer and actress is currently in Rome working on a film project.
tjack47
I’m hoping her dog walker takes precedence. Gaga may take care of them handsomely. That is how she rolls. I thought the tone of the article was full on dog with a hair mentioned about the actual dog walker. Y’all need to prioritize. I adore dogs, but human life would take precedence for me. I do hope the dogs are found. They can make a helluva lot more with Gaga’s reward. Thieves and attempted murders will get what’s coming to them.
mountainmaat
AGREE. tjack47
Openminded
From reading the headline, I thought she was offering a reward to the gunman for shooting the dog walker. I guess if I had already heard about this on the news, I would have known what was going on, but then I probably wouldn’t have read this article.
mountainmaat
Oh I just love how this article is ALL ABOUT those beautiful precious babies of Gaga!!! Certainly the MOST IMPORTANT part of the story indeed. Screw whoever got shot though.
Essie
I don’t care how much a French bulldog can cost, it’s not worth shooting someone to get them. And for Gaga to offer 1/2M for the return of her dog and expect that the police won’t do anything to the person just shows how isolated from reality these stars are. What about offering that money for information that will lead to the arrest of the person who almost killed your dog walker?
I think these dogs are already dead and buried because they are way too hot to be sold on the black market. Nobody is going to buy Lady Gaga’s dogs after all this publicity.
Leash
I know that stealing expensive dogs is a thing. But I would assume they knew whose dogs that were and demand ransom money?
Wicked Dickie
Queerty, your bi-line is incorrect. She is offering 500K for the return of the dogs, “no questions asked”. I read the news release from her family. The entire thing was about her dogs. They didn’t even mention Ryan by name. No mention of Ryan getting shot in the chest. Just the 2 dogs.
whitenoiz
Would it help you guys sympathize if you knew the dogwalker was a cute otter? You can look the guy up easily. Lots of other venues have pics of the dog walker not just the dogs. Queerty fails again.
Leash
I wish I hadn’t seen the TMZ security camera footage. That was terrifying. I hope Ryan fully recovers fast and Gaga gives him a shitload of money for even attempting to fight off people pointing a gun at him.
Chrisk
I’ll bet these guys are from some Eastern European shithole country.
Durwood
I suspect you have more than enough arseholes in your neighbourhood, without mediately blaming it on foreigners