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In case you missed it, Lady Gaga and her dog walker have been making headlines over the past two days.

On Wednesday night, her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, took her three French bulldogs out for a stroll around the neighbourhood, in Hollywood.

A horrifying home surveillance video shows a man jumping out of a car and confronting him, saying, “Give it up.”

He was attacked and shot, and two of the dogs ‘dognapped’.

This is disturbing – you can hear him screaming for help before he is shot. Sensitive viewers should probably give this one a miss.

Non-sensitive viewers, just keep in mind that what you’re about to see and hear is pretty awful:

According to CNET, Gaga is offering a $500 000 reward for the safe return of her dogs.

Police say that the perpetrator used a semiautomatic handgun and fled the scene in a white, four-door Nissan Altima.

Fischer is being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is in a stable condition.

French bulldogs are valuable and in demand, with puppies selling for up to $3 000. This isn’t the first time that the breed has been stolen.

In November, two French bulldogs were reported stolen from the backyard of a residence in Daly City, just south of San Francisco.

And just last month, a San Francisco woman reported being violently assaulted and having her 6-month-old French bulldog stolen.

While Gaga has posted several pictures of the dogs in the past, she hasn’t posted about the incident on social media.

She is currently filming the upcoming movie, Gucci, in Rome.

Fischer recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York. One of his Instagram pages, Valley of the Dogs, features photos of what could be Gaga’s dogs, as well as plenty of other canines.

The investigation is ongoing.

[source:cnet]