Ryan Fischer, the dog walker shot throughout a theft of two of singer Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs final week, posted an update from his Los Angeles hospital room on Monday. Fischer shared two photographs on Instagram, one among him wanting unconscious, and one among him awake and sitting up.

Within the captions, Fischer mentioned the capturing and referred to as Gaga’s dog Asia, who stayed with him as he lay bleeding, an “angel.”

He additionally wrote, “I’ll write and say extra later, however the gratitude for all of the love I really feel from round this planet is immense and intense. I felt your therapeutic assist! Thanks. I’m humbled and grateful that spotlight and focus from the police have been sufficient to get Koji and Gustav again to security, and I do know they’re dedicated to bringing these criminals and tried murderers to justice.”

Koji and Gustav have been stolen when Fischer was shot throughout a violent road theft on Wednesday night time, however have been returned unhurt.

In keeping with the Los Angeles Police Division, a girl introduced the canine to LAPD’s Olympic Group Police Station Friday  round 6 p.m. PT, and Gaga’s representatives have been readily available to verify they have been the singer’s pets. The lady’s identification and the placement the place the animals have been discovered will stay confidential because of the energetic felony investigation and for her security, police stated. 

It is unclear how the girl got here to be in possession of the canine, however legislation enforcement sources informed TMZ they consider she’s a Good Samaritan who was not concerned in the theft of the animals. 

What occurred to Lady Gaga’s dog walker? 

On Wednesday night time, a male suspect shot and wounded Fischer and stole two of her three French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav. The third dog, Miss Asia, wasn’t taken. The theft occurred in Hollywood at roughly 9:40 p.m. PT, based on the Los Angeles Police Division, and the suspect used a semiautomatic handgun and fled the scene in a white, four-door Nissan Altima.

A horrifying residence surveillance video obtained by TMZ reveals a person leaping out of a automotive and confronting Fischer, saying, “Give it up.” The lads wrestle, and a shot may be heard, as can a dog’s yelps and the panicked cries of the injured sufferer. “Assist me, I have been shot. I have been shot,” he screams as he lies on the bottom. “Oh my god.” A neighbor may be arduous dashing to assist Fischer. 

Fischer is in secure situation with accidents described as non-life-threatening, based on a police assertion Friday night. Police describe the 2 theft suspects as between 20 and 25 years previous. 

Lady Gaga’s response to the crime

The singer herself is filming a film in Italy (see under for extra particulars), however on Friday, she spoke out in regards to the assault for the first time, in an Instagram submit.

“My coronary heart is sick and I’m praying my household might be complete once more with an act of kindness,” Lady Gaga posted, together with a photograph of the canine. She provided a $500,000 reward for the pets’ protected return.

Gaga went on to reward the injured dog walker, writing, “I proceed to like you Ryan Fischer, you risked your life to struggle for our household. You are ceaselessly a hero.”

Why would somebody steal French bulldogs? 

In brief, they’re worthwhile and in demand. Puppies usually promote for between $1,500 and $3,000, however they will promote for a lot extra. This is not the first time French bulldogs, often known as Frenchies, have been stolen. In November, two French bulldogs have been reported stolen from the yard of a residence in Daly Metropolis, simply south of San Francisco.  And simply final month, a San Francisco lady reported being violently assaulted and having her 6-month-old French bulldog stolen.

French bulldogs have huge ears, giant sq. heads and compact muscular our bodies. The American Kennel Membership describes the breed as “one of many world’s hottest small-dog breeds, particularly amongst metropolis dwellers. The Frenchie is playful, alert, adaptable, and utterly irresistible.”  

The place is Lady Gaga now?  

The performer is at present in Rome, filming the brand new film Gucci, in regards to the well-known trend household dynasty, and on Tuesday, she waved to bystanders there whereas making her first public look since the capturing. Within the movie, Gaga performs Patrizia Reggiani, Italian socialite and ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of Gucci founder Guccio Gucci. Reggiani was tried and convicted of orchestrating her husband’s assassination in 1995. Maurizio had two daughters with Reggiani, however he left her for one more lady. Ridley Scott will direct the movie, which is predicated on Sara Homosexual Forden’s ebook The Home of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Homicide, Insanity, Glamour, and Greed. 

Her followers have used the singer’s social media accounts to precise their sorrow in regards to the assault.

The singer’s father, Joe Germanotta, spoke to the New York Put up.

“We’re simply sick over it, it is actually horrible,” Germanotta stated. “It is like somebody took one among your youngsters.”

Gaga’s well-known associates rallied round her. Earlier than the canine have been returned, actor Danny Trejo tweeted, “So sorry to listen to about your canine Lady Gaga, we obtained individuals on the market in search of them.”

Who’s the injured dog walker?

In keeping with the New York Put up, Ryan Fischer, 30, not too long ago relocated to Los Angeles from New York. Certainly one of his Instagram pages, Valley of the Canines, options photographs of what seem like Gaga’s canine, in addition to loads of different canines. That is the place he posted the update on his situation and thanked individuals for his or her assist.