The Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday that five people have been arrested in connection with the February robbery of Lady Gaga’s French Bulldogs, a crime in which her dog walker, Ryan, was shot and seriously wounded.
According to the LAPD, James, 18, Jaylin, 19, and Lafayette, 27, were involved in the robbery and shooting and were booked on suspicion of attempted murder. Police also said Jennifer, 50, the woman who brought the dogs to a police station, and Harold, 40, were arrested as accessories to attempted murder. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed charges. Everyone arrested is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Police said the shooting happened on February 24 in Hollywood while Ryan was walking Gaga’s three dogs. He survived. The dogs were later returned unharmed after Gaga offered a $500,000 reward, no questions asked. Investigators said they do not believe Ryan was targeted because of who owned the dogs, and that the evidence points to suspects who knew how valuable the breed is.
Detectives also said the woman who returned the pets had a relationship with the father of one of the suspects. Police had withheld her identity and the dogs’ location in February to protect the investigation.
Gaga, who was reportedly filming in Rome when the theft happened, had not publicly commented on the arrests, according to ABC7.
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