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Lucy Needham

Lady Gaga puts up $500,000 reward for return of stolen dogs after walker was shot

Lady Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs, "no questions asked", TMZ reports.

It comes after two of her beloved French bulldogs were stolen on Wednesday night in a terrifying raid.

Gaga's dog walker Ryan Fischer took three of her pets out for a walk in West Hollywood when he was shot with an semi-automatic handgun.

Two of the animals - Koji and Gustav - were taken, while a third dog, Asia, fled the scene and was later recovered by police.

LAPD officers were seen swaddling Asia in a blanket before taking her to their Hollywood headquarters where she was later picked up by the singer's bodyguard.

Lady Gaga, 34, is currently in Rome filming a new movie.

Sources close to the Bad Romance singer say she's 'extremely upset' and is offering a $500,000 reward to anyone who has her dogs.

French bulldogs typically sell for $1,500-$3,000 in the States with those with with pedigree lineage fetching as much as $10,000.

In a statement to the Mirror online a spokesperson for Los Angeles Police Department said: "On February 24, 2021, around 9:40 p.m., a single victim shooting occurred in the 1500 block of Sierra Bonita Avenue.

The scene of a shooting where Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot (SplashNews.com)
Gaga has offered a $500,000 reward for the safe return of her dogs (SplashNews.com)

"A male suspect fired a semi-automatic handgun, striking the victim (male, 30 years old). 

"The suspect was observed fleeing in a white vehicle, north on Sierra Bonita Avenue towards Hollywood Boulevard.  The victim was transported to a local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics in unknown condition.  Two French Bulldogs were taken.

Renowned animal lover Gaga - real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta - has made no secret of her love for her pooches.

Lady Gaga revealed she was spending lockdown surrounded by her Bulldogs (Lady Gaga/Instagram)

She has appeared on the cover of fashion magazines and in ad campaigns with her precious pets, who even boast their own Instagram accounts.

In March last year Gaga said she was getting by in quarantine as she was surrounded by her bulldogs.

"I wish I could see my parents and grandmas right now but it’s much safer to not so I don’t get them sick in case I have it. I’m hanging at home with my dogs. I love you world, we’ll all get through this. Trust me, I talked to God - she said we’re gonna be OK," she told fans.

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