Legendary guitarist Jake E. Lee was shot a number of occasions this morning (Oct. 15) in Las Vegas.

Lee, the previous Ozzy Osbourne guitarist who additionally performed with Badlands and Red Dragon Cartel, was apparently struck by gunfire a number of occasions in what seems to be a random taking pictures.

What Management Has Said About the Shooting of Jake E. Lee

In a press release issued by Lee’s administration, it has been revealed that the musician was “shot multiple times early this morning in a Las Vegas, NV street shooting.”

They add, “Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital. He is expected to fully recover.”

“Las Vegas authorities believe the shooting was completely random and occurred while Lee took his dog out for a walk in the early morning hours,” the assertion continued. “As the incident is under police investigation, no further comments will be forthcoming. Lee and his family appreciate respecting their privacy at this time.”

Another Jake E. Lee Health Update

Earlier this month, Lee appeared on the Tone-Talk podcast (as transcribed by Blabbermouth) the place he mentioned his present well being after experiences that he was coping with carpal tunnel syndrome.

The guitarist stated that after a doctor confirmed that he did not have carpal tunnel, he did be taught of one other bodily subject. “Apparently I don’t have any cartilage left in [my right] hand,” Lee confirmed. “[The doctor] said I have very little in [my left hand], but [my left one] doesn’t bother me. So it’s all bone on bone, rubbing against each other, and that’s agitating it. So, right now, I’m getting cortisone shots in the wrist — lots of fun — and physical therapy to get the muscles stronger around it, do a lot of stretching. It’s about pain management now.”

Lee stated that the ache administration remedy has been working and notes, “It is better. I am playing again. For four or five years, I just really didn’t play that much, unless I had a song idea, which always happens when you’re falling asleep. And then I pick the guitar up and put the idea down. So I do have a bunch of ideas. I’ve been playing. It doesn’t hurt as much. I feel like everything’s getting better so I’m not gonna get surgery.”

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He added, “I am playing again — I have been for about two months maybe — and I wanna go out and do a tour. I wanna finish doing the Patina tour, which got canceled because of COVID. I would like to go out and do that [with] Red Dragon Cartel, focus on the Patina record and do some more recording. We’ll see where that goes.”

Jake E. Lee Appears on Tone-Talk