Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and the culprit was "accidentally" released
This man's poker face definitely played in his favour when it came to getting out of the orange jumpsuit..
A kidnapping has taken place in the Gaga household, but rather than the Queen of Pop herself, it's her two French bulldogs.
The violent kidnapping occurred in February. Ryan Fischer, the dog walker, was shot and critically injured.
Watch this horrific moment below:
*Trigger Warning*
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The attack occurred when he was walking Gaga's three dogs - Miss Asia, Gustav, and Koji, on 24 February.
During the incident, Miss Asia escaped the scene into some bushes while Gustav and Koji were snatched.
In April, five suspects were arrested in connection with this incident.
Ryan says: "Some days are great, some weeks are not. And that's been the big up and down the last couple of months."
The "nanny to a frenzy of Frenchies”, Ryan, opened up about the incident and how he has since recovered.
Regarding the incident, the dogs and Ryan had just taken a stroll down the residential drive when a white Nissan Altima that had been trailing behind suddenly sped up and came to a halt in the middle of the street.
Two men jumped out, yelling “Give it up!”, and attempted to grab the dogs’ leashes. Ryan screamed for help, fighting his assailants while using hand signals to warn Miss Asia, who’d scurried under the bushes, to stay back.
He held the other two leashes tightly and one of the men grabbed him by the neck, choking him, and minimising his screams.
Ryan shares: "There was a loud crack and for a moment, it did feel like the fabric of the universe had suddenly, violently ripped right open."
Subsequently, Ryan was shot and left to bleed out on the pavement.
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“My mind started working really quickly. I really had to weigh my options — do I say who the dogs belong to? Because if I do, it adds more media attention. That attention could help recover the dogs, but it could also backfire — if his attackers got spooked, they might kill the dogs rather than risk being caught with them. I was bleeding out and that was the thought that was going through my head. What’s the best way to do this so the dogs can be found?”
Within a couple of hours, the news spread like wildfire.
Lady Gaga took to Instagram to share: "I will pay $500,000 for their safe return… I continue to love you Ryan Fischer, you risked your life to fight for our family. You’re forever a hero.”
This led to many fans showing their support in this uneasy time.
James Jackson, 19, Jaylin White, 19, and Lafayette Whaley, 27, were charged after the incident last February, accused of attempted murder, second-degree robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with the shooting of Ryan Fischer, who was walking the music artist’s French bulldogs.
It is reported that it was in fact a "clerical error" that this unfortunate turn of events occurred.
Many people, including Ryan, have taken to Instagram to share their sentiments...
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