Ex-Ozzy Guitarist Provides Health Update After Being Shot Multiple Times

Metal fans were stunned last week to learn that former Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee was shot three times while walking his dog in Las Vegas. Lee played with Osbourne for five years from 1982 to 1987 appearing on “Bark At The Moon” and “The Ultimate Sin.”

His publicist first reported: “As confirmed by management, legendary rock guitarist Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel) was shot multiple times early this morning in a Las Vegas, NV street shooting. Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital. He is expected to fully recover.”

The statement went on to say that the shooting appeared to be random and occurred in the early morning hours. Lee, thankfully, survived the attack and has provided further details as to what happened. “I deeply appreciate all the concern and well wishes,” Lee posted via social media. “Makes everything going on a little better.”

He continued: “To clarify, I was shot three times. I was on my way back home from walking my dog Coco (I didn’t name him so don’t!). Don’t want to go into details now, I’m tired, but I feel relatively very lucky. The police found 15 shell casings at the scene which means he emptied his clip on me. I could only dodge so many so one bullet went through my forearm, one through my foot, and one in the back which broke a rib and damaged a lung. Priority now is to keep draining my lung till it’s done crying. Then we can pull that tube out and concentrate on the more minor injuries. And by the way, Coco’s fine and appreciates your inquiries!”

The investigation to find Lee’s shooter appears to be ongoing.

Ozzy reacted to the news saying: “It’s been 37 years since I’ve seen Jake E. Lee, but that still doesn’t take away from the shock of hearing what happened to him today. It’s just another senseless act of gun violence. I send my thoughts to him and his beautiful daughter, Jade. I just hope he’ll be OK.”