Jake E. Lee was involved in 'verbal confrontation' with 'thieves' in masks before he was shot multiple times

Legendary guitarist Jake E. Lee is sharing much details surrounding the incidental that landed him successful the infirmary with aggregate gunshot wounds past week. 

On Tuesday, the erstwhile guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne revealed that helium had been progressive successful a "verbal confrontation" with "thieves" up of the shooting that took spot successful Las Vegas, Nevada. 

"Thank you again for each your concern. A speedy update: backmost location recuperating. A large acknowledgment to those astatine Sunrise Hospital for taking specified bully attraction of me," Lee wrote connected Facebook. "And immoderate little details astir that night. Walking location from our locomotion Coco and I crossed paths with a mates of thieves. Dressed darkly, hoodies pulled down their faces and masks covering their mouths. Standing successful a neighbor’s driveway checking retired his motorcycle."

JAKE E LEE, FORMER GUITARIST FOR OZZY OSBOURNE, SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN LAS VEGAS

Jake E. Lee, erstwhile guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, was changeable aggregate times past week.  (Getty Images)

"There was a verbal confrontation which ended with an statement that I would locomotion 1 mode and they would locomotion the opposite," helium added. "That didn’t enactment out. I’ll astir apt speech successful much item astir it aboriginal but close present I tin lone comfortably bash a small astatine a time. Let maine look for different cute pic of Coco!"

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On Oct. 15, Lee’s rep shared a connection with Fox News Digital and said, "As confirmed by management, legendary stone guitarist Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel) was changeable aggregate times aboriginal this greeting successful a Las Vegas, NV thoroughfare shooting."

"Lee is afloat conscious and doing good successful an intensive attraction portion astatine a Las Vegas hospital," the connection continued. "He is expected to afloat recover."

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"Las Vegas authorities judge the shooting was wholly random and occurred portion Lee took his canine retired for a locomotion successful the aboriginal greeting hours. As the incidental is nether constabulary investigation, nary further comments volition beryllium forthcoming. Lee and his household admit respecting their privateness astatine this time."

"There was a verbal confrontation which ended with an statement that I would locomotion 1 mode and they would locomotion the opposite. That didn’t enactment out."

Lee said helium had a "verbal confrontation" with "thieves" earlier being shot.  (AP Images)

A typical for the Las Vegas Police Department confirmed the shooting erstwhile reached by Fox News Digital.

"On October 15, 2024, astatine astir 2:42 a.m., LVMPD officers responded to a shooting incidental successful the 11000 artifact of Alora Street," the connection read. "Officers arrived and located a antheral unfortunate suffering from evident gunshot wounds. The antheral was transported to the hospital. No arrests person been made astatine this time. This is an ongoing investigation."

JAKE E LEE, FORMER GUITARIST FOR OZZY OSBOURNE, ‘BROKE A RIB AND DAMAGED A LUNG’ AFTER BEING SHOT AT 3 TIMES

On Friday, Lee shared a wellness update connected Facebook, saying that helium feels "very lucky" to beryllium recovering from the ordeal. 

"To clarify, I was changeable 3 times," Lee wrote on Facebook. "I was connected my mode backmost location from walking my canine Coco… Don’t privation to spell into details now, I’m tired, but I consciousness comparatively precise lucky."

The guitarist is present recovering astatine his Las Vegas home.  (Getty Images)

Lee explained that constabulary recovered "15 ammunition casings astatine the country which means helium emptied his clip connected me."

"I could lone dodge truthful galore truthful 1 slug went done my forearm, 1 done my foot, and 1 successful the backmost which broke a rib and damaged a lung."

He added, "Priority present is to support draining my lung till it’s done crying. Then we tin propulsion that conduit retired and ore connected the much insignificant injuries."

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Jake E. Lee and Red Dragon Cartel execute astatine nine Webster Hall connected Dec. 2, 2014 successful New York City.  (Bill Tompkins/Getty Images )

Lee played alongside Osbourne arsenic the pb guitarist from 1982 to 1985 and was featured connected "Bark astatine the Moon" and "The Ultimate Sin" albums earlier being replaced by Zakk Wylde. Around 2010, Osbourne's wife, Sharon Osbourne, had reportedly contacted Lee astir a imaginable reunion.

Lee was besides a subordinate of the dense metallic set Badlands and formed the set Red Dragon Cartel successful 2013.

Fox News Digital's Larry Fink and Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report. 

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