Lady Gaga's dog walker reportedly shot, 2 dogs stolen

Lady Gaga is reportedly offering a reward of $500,000 for the return of her two French bulldogs after they were stolen and her dog walker was shot.

The pop star's dog walker was shot on Wednesday night while walking her three bulldogs in Hollywood, "and the gunman made off with two of the dogs," Koji and Gustav, TMZ reports.

Gaga's dog walker was reportedly taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, while the third dog has been recovered, the report says.

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Police say that a "male suspect took the two bulldogs from the victim, used a semi-automatic handgun and fled the scene in a white sedan," CNN reports. Gaga, who TMZ says is in Rome working on a movie, is reportedly offering a reward of half a million dollars for the return of the dogs and asking anyone who might have them to email KojiandGustav@gmail.com. It reportedly isn't clear if the suspect specifically targeted Lady Gaga's dogs.

"French bulldogs are in demand and expensive," TMZ writes, "so our sources say it's possible the gunman did not know the dogs were owned by Lady Gaga."