Jake E. Lee, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands and Red Dragon Cartel, was shot multiple times in Las Vegas on Tuesday. He is expected to make a full recovery, according to his spokesman.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Lee’s rep said: “As confirmed by management, legendary rock guitarist Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel) was shot multiple times in a shooting on a street in Las Vegas, Nevada this morning shot.” .”

“Lee is fully conscious and doing well and is in intensive care at a hospital in Las Vegas,” the statement continued. “He is expected to make a full recovery.”

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“Las Vegas authorities believe the shooting was completely random and occurred while Lee was walking his dog in the early morning hours,” the statement continued. “As the incident is currently being investigated by police, no further comment will be made. Lee and his family appreciate respecting their privacy at this time.”

A representative from the Las Vegas Police Department confirmed the shooting when reached by Fox News Digital.

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“On October 15, 2024, at approximately 2:42 a.m., LVMPD officers responded to a shooting in the 11000 block of Alora Street,” the statement said. “Officers arrived and located a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The man was transported to the hospital. No arrests have been made at this time. This is an ongoing investigation.”

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Lee played lead guitarist alongside Osbourne from 1982 to 1985 and appeared on the albums Bark at the Moon and The Ultimate Sin before being replaced by Zakk Wylde. Ozzy’s wife Sharon Osbourne reportedly contacted Lee about a possible reunion around 2010.

“Well, I had gotten a call from Sharon and being Sharon, she actually managed to find me,” he told author Martin Popoff, according to Loudwire. “She tracked my phone number because I swear maybe a handful of people had my phone number. Somehow she called me at home and told me that Ozzy was having problems with Zakk and that they were looking for a replacement for him and if so, I would be interested in playing some festivals and possibly the next record too.”

While Lee said at the time he was “interested,” there was an issue that needed to be resolved before a reunion.

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“I can’t let sleeping dogs lie,” he told Popoff. “I said if we move forward, I want to solve the only problem I had from the start. I said I’d like to have my name on the songwriting credits for ‘Bark At The Moon’.”

Lee had claimed that he was not given proper credit for the songs he claimed to have written for the album.

“I said if we get over this we can continue to talk about whether I can do it or not,” he explained. “And (Sharon) said she would call me back the next day, but she didn’t. So I took that as a no.”

Lee was also a member of the heavy metal band Badlands and founded the band Red Dragon Cartel in 2013.

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