Lady Gaga's stolen French bulldogs were found tied to a pole by a mystery woman who will to pick up a 500K reward as the singer's dad calls for the dognappers to face attempted

Dog walker was shot 4 times as Lady Gaga puts up 500K for return of her stolen Dogs

• Lady Gaga's two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dog walker, were handed over to LAPD unharmed on Friday
• The woman who dropped the dogs off appears to be 'uninvolved and unassociated' with the armed robbery 
• New reports say she found the dogs tied to a pole  
• The singer has yet to comments on her dogs' return but will 'gladly' offer the woman the promised $500,000 reward
• Her father Joe Germanotta has called for the two suspects to face assault and attempted murder charges for shooting Ryan Fischer, 30
• Her grandmother Angeline Germanotta celebrated the pups' return

• The mystery woman who found Lady Gaga's stolen French bulldogs in Los Angeles on Friday came across the pups tied to a pole, new reports say.   

  Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the woman was a Good Samaritan who recognized the dogs from media coverage of the robbery in which the singer's dog walker was shot. 

  She contacted an email address shared on social media by Lady Gaga and was told to head to the nearest police station.

  The mystery woman who found Lady Gaga's stolen French bulldogs in Los Angeles on Friday came across the pups tied to a pole, new reports say.   

  Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the woman was a Good Samaritan who recognized the dogs from media coverage of the robbery in which the singer's dog walker was shot. 

  She contacted an email address shared on social media by Lady Gaga and was told to head to the nearest police station. 

  Sources also told TMZ that the 'Star is Born' actress will 'gladly' follow through on her promise of a reward and offer the woman $500,000. 

  Lady Gaga has not yet commented on the return of the dogs but is reported to have been in tears on learning that they had been safely found. 

  It comes as her father claims that the two dognappers should be charged with assault and attempted murder for shooting 30-year-old Ryan Fischer as he tried to protect Koji and Gustav.

  

  Lady Gaga's father Joe Germanotta  (pictured in 2018) claims that the two suspects who stole the singer's dogs and shot their walker should be charged with assault and attempted murder

  

  Lady Gaga is pictured with her dogs that were safely returned on Friday evening

  

  Ryan Fischer, 30, was shot by the suspects as he tried to protect the dogs

  

  The singer's 90-year-old grandmother Angeline Germanotta also celebrated the dogs' return on Saturday. She is pictured above with Gaga's father Joe and mom Cynthia

  Joe Germanotta spoke to Fox News on Saturday morning, just hours after Los AngelesPolice announced that the two French bulldogs were recovered unharmed.

  A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD's Olympic Community Police Station, just northwest of downtown, around 6 p.m., said Capt. Jonathan Tippet, commanding officer of the department's elite Robbery-Homicide Division.

  Her identity and the location where the dogs were found won't be disclosed for her safety and because of the ongoing investigation, the LAPD has said. 

  'I want them apprehended so that they are tried for assault and/or attempted murder,' Germanotta said Saturday morning of the men who shot Fischer. 

  Fischer was taken to hospital but is now in a stable condition. His injuries were listed as non-life threatening.

  'I am relieved that Ryan is going to be OK and Koji and Gusatv were found. Thanks to the LAPD,' Germanotta, who owns a restaurant on the West Side of Manhattan, said.

  'Letting Koji and Gustav go unharmed was nice but they must be punished for what they did to Ryan. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses in the emergency room.'

  He had previously told Fox that his daughter had been in communication with Fischer in the hospital and spoken about the anguish of losing the dogs.

  'We're just sick over it, it's really horrible,' Gaga's dad, Joe Germanotta, told the New York Post. 'It's like someone took one of your kids.'

  'Our whole family is upset and praying Koji and Gustavo are not harmed,' he said.

  'Shooting someone in order to steal dogs is wrong.'

  'Help us catch these creeps,' the pop star's father added.

  The singer's 90-year-old grandmother also celebrated the dogs' return on Saturday.

  

  'My beloved dogs Koji and Gustav were taken in Hollywood two nights ago. My heart is sick and I am praying my family will be whole again with an act of kindness. I will pay $500,000 for their safe return. Email KojiandGustav@gmail.com to contact us,' Lady Gaga had said Friday

  

  Gaga is pictured with Koji and Asia in 2017 after touching down in LAX airport, in Los Angeles

  

  Gaga is pictured above with her beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustav in a posts previously shared to Instagram. Miss Asia managed to escape during the robbery

  

  

  Fischer, 30, survived the single gunshot wound. He was found (right) clinging to Miss Asia

  'I was upset that my granddaughter was upset,' Angeline Germanotta told the New York Post. 'I'm happy they recovered the dogs and I hope they're alright.'

  She added that she had been a 'nervous wreck' since the dogs were first taken. 

  The suspects in the robbery and shooting are two black males estimated to be between 20 and 25 years old, cops said on Thursday.

  LAPD Robbery Homicide detectives ensured the public they 'will continue to investigate to ensure the persons responsible are ultimately arrested and brought before justice.'

  In a tweet Friday night, the LAPD said a woman had found the dogs 'and reached out to Lady Gaga´s staff to return them.'

  Lady Gaga's representative and detectives went to the station and confirmed that they were the dogs, Tippet said.

  The singer is currently in Rome to film a movie.

  

  The location of the shooting on Wednesday is shown in the above map

  

  Surveillance footage captured from a neighbor shows a white sedan pulling up alongside the 30-year-old, and two attackers, dressed in dark clothing, climbing out of the back seat

  

  LAPD confirmed that Fischer was shot once but said he's expected to survive

  The woman who dropped off the dogs appears to be 'uninvolved and unassociated' with Wednesday night's attack, Tippet said.

  The dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was shot once as he walked three of the singer's dogs in Hollywood. Video showed a white sedan pulling up and two men jumping out.

  They struggled with the dog walker before one pulled a gun and fired a single shot before fleeing with two of the dogs.

  The third, Miss Asia, escaped and has since been reunited with Lady Gaga's representatives.

  The dog walker can be heard on the video saying he had been shot in the chest. 

  On Friday, harrowing new footage emerged of the moment Fischer was shot in the street by assailants who then snatched her beloved beloved pets and left him writhing in pain in the street.

  The video was taken on a neighbor's doorbell camera near West Hollywood's Sierra Bonita Avenue where Fischer, was walking the three dogs when he was suddenly attacked in the street at 10pm on Wednesday night.

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• Ryan Fischer, 30, had been walking Gaga's beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustav, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night when he was shot four times 
• Two of Gaga's dogs, Koji and Gustav, were stolen while her third bulldog, Miss Asia, managed to escape
• Fischer is seen on TV news footage lying bleeding on the floor and cradling Miss Asia as medics attend to him 
• Officers were seen swaddling the pup in a blanket and placing her in the back of a police vehicle 
• It's currently unclear whether Gaga's dogs were specifically targeted, but French bulldogs are in high demand and can sell for as much as $10,000 if they have pedigree lineage 
• Gaga, 34, is offering a $500k reward for the safe return of Gustav and Koji 'no questions asked'

Lady Gaga has offered a $500,000 reward for the return of two of her French bulldogs after they were stolen by a gunman who shot her dog walker four times in the chest in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. 

Ryan Fischer was ambushed outside his home on West Hollywood's Sierra Bonita Avenue as he walked Gaga's dogs Koji, Miss Asia, and Gustav just before 10pm yesterday. 

The attacker then fled with two of the dogs, Koji and Gustav, while Miss Asia managed to get away. 

Police arrived to the scene to find Fischer seriously hurt, but conscious and communicative.

Video captured by KABC showed Fischer laying on the sidewalk and clinging to Miss Asia as first responders treat him. 

The 30-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital and is now said to be 'recovering well'. 

It's unclear whether the thieves knew the dogs belonged to Gaga. However, French bulldogs are in high demand and sell for anywhere between $3,000-$5,000. Those with pedigree lineage can also go for as much as $10,000. 

Gaga, 34, is said to be distraught over the incident and is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of Koji and Gustav 'no questions asked', TMZ reported.  

Ryan Fischer, 30, had been walking Gaga's beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustav, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night when he was shot

Fischer (above with Gaga's dogs) had been caring for the three dogs while Gaga is away in Rome, Italy, working on a new Ridley Scott movie

Gaga's dogs, Koji and Gustav, were stolen. Miss Asia was later recovered by police (shown above) 

Gaga is pictured above with her beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustav in a post previously shared to Instagram

In a statement to DailyMail.com, the LAPD confirmed the shooting, but said it was too early to know 'if it was a robbery'. Gaga's dogs Koji (left), Gustav (center) and Miss Asia (right) are all seen above 

Gaga's bodyguard later picked up Miss Asia from the Hollywood LAPD Station in the hours after the shooting

Fischer had been caring for the three dogs while Gaga is away in Italy

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There has been no mention of a reward for the capture of the shooter. 

Fischer, who runs a company called Valley Of The Dogs, had been watching Gaga's French bulldogs while she's away filming a new Ridley Scott movie in Rome, Italy. 

Just six days ago, Fischer had posted a video to Instagram of him singing to the trio, and tagged Miss Asia's official Instagram page. He has previously posted images of the dogs on a number of other occasions. 

In a statement to DailyMail.com, the LAPD said investigators are treating the case as an 'assault with a deadly weapon,' noting that the weapon used was a semi-automatic handgun.

It was initially believed there were two attackers, but LA police said on Thursday afternoon that they were hunting for a single shooter.

The gunman fled the scene northbound on Sierra Bonita Avenue in a white vehicle and remains at large, police said. 

The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division has taken over the investigation. The RHD is responsible for investigating the highest-profile cases in LA.    

First responders were seen taking Miss Asia from Fischer's arms as they rendered him aid on Wednesday night.  

The pooch was then swaddled up in a blanket and taken to the LAPD's Hollywood headquarters. One of Gaga's bodyguards collected her from the station shortly afterwards.  

It's currently unclear whether Gaga's dogs were specifically targeted (Pictured: Gaga poses with Miss Asia in an Instagram post

An Instagram post from 2017 shows Gaga and her three dogs as they celebrated Koji's second birthday. 'Happy Birthday Koji you're 2 years old! we love you!' Gaga wrote

Ryan Fischer was shot four times outside of his home in West Hollywood on Wednesday night as he was walking Gaga's three dogs

Video from the scene captured by KABC showed Fischer laying on the sidewalk and clinging to Miss Asia as first responders attended to him

 It was initially believed there were two attackers, but LA police said on Thursday afternoon that they were hunting for a single shooter

A police officer is seen carrying Miss Asia into the back of a patrol vehicle which Fischer is attended to by paramedics

RESCUED: Miss Asia is collected from LAPD's Hollywood precinct by one of Gaga's bodyguard on Wednesday night

The suspect fled the scene northbound on Sierra Bonita Avenue in a white vehicle - a BMW or possibly a Nissan - and remains at large

Police rescue remaining Lady Gaga French Bulldog after shooting

Lady Gaga's representatives have not yet returned a request for comment on the shooting or theft of the star's dogs.

Sources told TMZ that anyone in possession of the dogs can email KojiandGustav@gmail.com to organize returning the pets in return for a $500,000 'no questions asked' reward. 

Gaga's father, Joe Germanotta told Fox News Thursday that he is 'so upset right now'.

'Our whole family is upset and praying Koji and Gustavo are not harmed,' he said. 'Shooting someone in order to steal dogs is wrong.'

Germanotta then pleaded to the public to help 'catch these creeps'.   

Tara Bruno, founder of SNORT Rescue, an organization that rescues bulldogs, pugs and Boston terriers, told People that French bulldogs are among the most stolen dog breeds because they're very popular, are small and portable, and are expensive.

French bulldogs from reputable breeders cost between $3,000 and $5,000, she said.

According to the American Kennel Club, French bulldogs are the fourth most popular breed in the United State, behind Labradors, golden retrievers and German shepherds. However, French bulldogs are easier to steal , Bruno says, because they are much smaller.

'The motive is resale. Thieves know they can get a couple thousand dollars for them,' she told the outlet.

Lady Gaga seen above yesterday) is currently in Rome shooting a new movie. Her representatives have not yet spoken about the shooting of Fischer

Gaga is pictured with Koji and Asia in 2017 after touching down in LAX airport, in Los Angeles

In a statement to DailyMail.com, the LAPD confirmed the shooting and said two dogs were stolen, but said it was too early to know if the incident 'was a robbery'

Gaga was pictured strutting through the streets of Rome on Wednesday, hours before the shooting unfolded in West Hollywood.

She is currently filming in the Italian city for Ridley Scott's new movie Gucci, in which she stars Maurizio Gucci's ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani.

Debuting new brunette locks, the Bad Romance hitmaker was spotted walking into her hotel, glad in a glamorous animal print kaftan and a black studded face mask.

Earlier this month, Gaga revealed that a 'very important member' of her family was hospitalized for two months with COVID-19 after falling 'very, very ill' with the virus. 

The 11-time Grammy winner admitted it was difficult for her to visit them in the ICU because she had to be by herself.

When asked what has been giving her hope over the past year, she said: 'I got to be honest. I'm about to cry on the other end of this call with you because it's really - it's doctors, it's nurses, it's essential workers.

'I haven't spoken to this person about speaking about this publicly, but I will tell you that a very important member of my family was very, very ill recently and in the hospital for almost two months.

'I was in the ICU by myself many times because you can't go in with more than one person, if you can go in at all. I have never seen the heroic acts of bravery that I witnessed, watching these doctors and nurses and people that were cleaning at the hospital.'