Lady Gaga's dad speaks out following 'appalling' attack against dog walker

Lady Gaga's father, Joe Germanotta is speaking out following the horrifying attack on Wednesday that left his daughter's dog walker shot and her two French bulldogs stolen.

"We are hoping for an act of kindness so we can get the dogs back," Germanotta told CNN in a phone call Friday morning. "We are upset about [the dog walker]. It's very appalling that someone would shoot somebody to steal some dogs. Hopefully, they'll be caught so we can get the dogs back safely." The dog walker has not been publicly identified. He is a close friend to Lady Gaga, according to her father, and is hospitalized in critical condition, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mike Lopez told CNN.