Lady Gaga offering $500G award after singer's dog walker shot, two dogs stolen

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Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot in Los Angeles Wednesday night and suspects made off with two of the singer's three dogs.

Los Angeles Police Department Public Information Officer Jeff Lee confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that a 30-year-old male was shot just before 10 pm on Wednesday.

"Last night at around 9:40 pm a shooting took place in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue. The male unknown suspect fired a gunshot from an unknown location striking the 30-year-old male white victim," Lee said. 

The officer also confirmed two French bulldogs "were taken" during the incident. The "Born This Way" singer, who is 34, is now offering a $500,000 reward for information about the dogs whose names are Koji and Gustavo.

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LAPD officials tell Fox News they are currently investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The victim is reportedly Gaga's dog walker. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Those with information on the case should email KojiandGustav@gmail.com, the singer's rep told People.

Gaga's father, Joe Germanotta, spoke to Fox News early Thursday morning, sharing that he is "so upset right now."

"Our whole family is upset and praying Koji and Gustavo are not harmed," Germanotta told us.

Germanotta added that the dog walker is "a friend" of the family. "Shooting someone in order to steal dogs is wrong," he said, adding a plea to the public to "help us catch these creeps."

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Lee told Fox News the department is treating the case as an "assault with a deadly weapon," noting that the weapon used was a semi-automatic handgun.

"The suspect was last observed in a white vehicle northbound of Sierra Bonita Avenue towards Hollywood Boulevard. The victim was transported to a local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics in unknown condition," Lee added. "No arrest has been made yet."

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The officer said while he cannot confirm the identity or occupation of the male victim at this time, detectives are still investigating the case. A rep for Gaga did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.