Five charged in violent theft of Lady Gaga’s dogs

Ryan Fischer was shot in the chest while out walking the singer’s dogs in Los Angeles two months ago.

The woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people charged Thursday with attempted murder and robbery in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker. Detectives do not believe that the thieves knew the dogs belonged to the pop star, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement. The motive for the February 24 robbery, investigators believe, was the value of the French bulldogs – which can run into the thousands of dollars. The dog walker, Ryan Fischer, is recovering from a gunshot wound and has called the violence “a very close call with death” in social media posts. He was walking Lady Gaga’s three dogs – named Asia, Koji and Gustav – in Hollywood just off the famed Sunset Boulevard when he was attacked.