Lady Gaga’s dog walker shot in chest and bulldogs stolen

Horrifying footage has emerged as gunmen opened fire on Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who can be heard screaming, “Help me, I’m bleeding!”.

Lady Gaga’s dog walker was reportedly shot in the chest four times in Los Angeles Wednesday night by gunmen who stole two of the superstar’s beloved bulldogs — with the distraught star offering a $500,000 reward.

Dog walker Ryan Fischer was ambushed close to his home in West Hollywood as he walked Gaga’s dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustav at around 10pm, according to TMZ.

Disturbing footage has emerged of the shocking incident, which was captured by home surveillance and obtained by TMZ, and shows a white sedan pulling up alongside Fischer before two men jumped out of the car.

A screenshot from video footage showing Lady Gaga's dog walker being attacked. Picture: TMZ

Fischer can be heard screaming, “No! Help me!” as he tried to grab the three dogs.

“Give it up!” one of the attackers yelled as they wrestled to steal the dogs. They managed to flee with two dogs, Gustav and Koji.

“Help me, I’ve been shot. I’m bleeding out of my chest,” Fischer is heard saying to a local who rushed to his aide, as he cradles Miss Asia. “They stole two dogs. They’re Frenchies. They’re Lady Gaga’s dogs.”

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Fischer was rushed to a local hospital while Koji and Gustavo were stolen, a source close to Gaga confirmed to the New York Post.

Gaga — who is in Italy — is so distraught she is offering $500,000 to get her dogs back, with no questions asked, sources told The Post.

Mr Fischer “is thankfully recovering well,” the source said.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that it was not clear if the thieves knew the dogs belonged to Gaga, saying French Bulldogs are often targeted because they are in high demand.

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Lady Gaga has offered a $500,000 reward for the recovery of her dogs after they were stolen in LA. Picture: @ladygaga/Instagram

The LAPD confirmed the shooting but said it was too early to know “if it was a robbery” or if anything else was taken. A spokesman said the victim was taken to a local hospital in an unknown condition.

The suspects took off in a white vehicle and are still on the loose, the spokesman said.

Representatives for Gaga did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and is published here with permission.