That video is part of the evidence that LAPD detectives are investigating, according to LAPD officer Mike Lopez.
The footage, captured by a home security camera, shows the dog walker on Sierra Bonita Avenue in Hollywood on Wednesday night when a light-colored sedan slows down and stops next to him. At least two people can be seen exiting the vehicle and suing the dog walker. In the video, the victim is heard shouting ‘no, no’ as he struggles with his attackers.
One man is seen holding the victim, while the other appears to be aiming a gun. If a gunshot sounds, the victim falls backwards as the men race back to the car.
“Oh my God, oh my God, help me”, the dog walker is heard screaming just before the car pulls away. He has been told that he was shot in the heart and lungs and that the two dogs were stolen when neighbors rushed to help him.
We heard blood-curdling screams. And then there was a shot in a minute, ”a neighbor Rachel Mason told CNN. “We took cover, ran in and called the emergency center.”
Mason said it was a shocking scene and that her neighbor helped save the victim’s life.
“We came out again and the man literally bled to death when the police and ambulance arrived, and our neighbor pressed his chest,” Mason said. “I didn’t know if he was still alive or dead and he’s put on the gurney and put in the ambulance.”
Mason added that she had no idea that the victim was Lady Gaga’s dog walker and that her dogs had been stolen.
At the moment, the victim is in critical condition and the dogs are still missing, Lopez said. The dog walker has not been publicly identified. Police described the attackers as men between 20 and 25 years old.
The singer is offering a $ 500,000 reward for the return of her dogs named Koji and Gustav.