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Jake E. Lee, Ex-Guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, Victim of Random Shooting in Las Vegas.Linh

October 20, 2024 by Linh

Lee’s representative confirms he is expected to make a full recovery

Guitarist Jake E. Lee visits SiriusXM Studios on December 1, 2014 in New York City.
Jake E. Lee in New York City in December 2014. Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty

Jake E. Lee, a guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, and Red Dragon Cartel, was shot multiple times in a street shooting in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 15, his representative and the Las Vegas Police Department confirm to PEOPLE.

The 67-year-old musician is currently at a Las Vegas hospital in the intensive care unit, where he is fully conscious and “doing well,” Lee’s rep confirmed in a statement, adding that Lee “is expected to fully recover.”

Las Vegas authorities believe the shooting was completely random. Lee was shot early in the morning, around 2:45 a.m. local time, the Las Vegas Police Department tells PEOPLE. Lee’s representative said he was out at that hour to take his dog on a walk. “Lee and his family appreciate respecting their privacy at this time,” the rocker’s rep concluded the statement.

Jake E Lee and Red Dragon Cartel perform at club Webster Hall on December 2, 2014 in New York City.
Jake E. Lee performs at Webster Hall in December 2014 in New York City.Bill Tompkins/Getty

The police are investigating the incident. The Las Vegas Police Department confirms with PEOPLE that no arrests have been made at this time.

Lee is best known for his career alongside Osbourne, 75, when he played with the Black Sabbath singer throughout the 1980s. Eventually, Lee and Black Sabbath members Ray Gillen and Eric Singer formed Badlands in 1988. Then, more recently, in 2013, he founded the Red Dragon Cartel. In 2014 and 2018, the band released two studio albums.American Guitarist and songwriter Jake E. Lee of the Ozzy Osbourne band performs at Madison Square Garden on January 30, 1984 in New York, New York.Lee said in a 2018 interview with EON Music that he took a step back from the industry because “it’s an ugly business.”

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