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 specifications surrounding nan incident that landed him successful nan infirmary pinch aggregate gunshot wounds past week. 

On Tuesday, nan erstwhile guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne revealed that he had been progressive successful a "verbal confrontation" pinch "thieves" up of nan 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 specifications astir that night. Walking location from our locomotion Coco and I crossed paths pinch 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 pinch an statement that I would locomotion 1 measurement and they would locomotion nan opposite," he added. "That didn’t activity out. I’ll astir apt talk successful much item astir it later but correct now I tin only comfortably do a small astatine a time. Let maine look for different tiny pic of Coco!"

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On Oct. 15, Lee’s rep shared a connection pinch 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 early 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," nan connection continued. "He is expected to afloat recover."

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"Las Vegas authorities judge nan shooting was wholly random and occurred while Lee took his canine retired for a locomotion successful nan early greeting hours. As nan incident is nether constabulary investigation, nary further comments will beryllium forthcoming. Lee and his family admit respecting their privateness astatine this time."

"There was a verbal confrontation which ended pinch an statement that I would locomotion 1 measurement and they would locomotion nan opposite. That didn’t activity out."

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

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

"On October 15, 2024, astatine astir 2:42 a.m., LVMPD officers responded to a shooting incident successful nan 11000 artifact of Alora Street," nan connection read. "Officers arrived and located a antheral unfortunate suffering from evident gunshot wounds. The antheral was transported to nan 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 he feels "very lucky" to beryllium recovering from nan ordeal. 

"To clarify, I was changeable 3 times," Lee wrote on Facebook. "I was connected my measurement backmost location from stepping my canine Coco… Don’t want to spell into specifications now, I’m tired, but I consciousness comparatively very lucky."

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

Lee explained that constabulary recovered "15 ammunition casings astatine nan segment which intends he emptied his clip connected me."

"I could only dodge truthful galore truthful 1 slug went done my forearm, 1 done my foot, and 1 successful nan backmost which collapsed a rib and damaged a lung."

He added, "Priority now is to support draining my lung till it’s done crying. Then we tin propulsion that conduit retired and ore connected nan 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 nan lead guitarist from 1982 to 1985 and was featured connected "Bark astatine nan 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 personnel of nan dense metallic set Badlands and formed nan set Red Dragon Cartel successful 2013.

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

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