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       ARTICLE VIEW: 
       
       Jake E. Lee, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, expected to ‘fully
       recover’ after being shot ‘multiple times’
       
       By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN
       
       Updated: 
       
       1:02 AM EDT, Wed October 16, 2024
       
       Source: CNN
       
       Rock guitarist Jake E. Lee, who’s played with heavy metal heavyweight
       , was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after he was shot “multiple
       times” in Las Vegas, a representative for the musician told CNN in a
       statement.
       
       “Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a
       Las Vegas hospital. He is expected to fully recover,” the
       representative said.
       
       The shooting occurred while Lee was outside walking his dog and is
       believed to be “completely random.”
       
       According to a statement from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department,
       “officers responded to a shooting incident in the 11000 block of
       Alora Street” around 2:42 a.m. on Tuesday.
       
       “Officers arrived and located a male victim suffering from apparent
       gunshot wounds. The male was transported to the hospital,” the
       statement read.
       
       The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this
       time, police said.
       
       Lee, 67, is a veteran rock guitarist, having spent time playing with
       Osbourne in the 1980s.
       
       Lee later founded the heavy metal group Badlands with former Black
       Sabbath members Ray Gillen and Eric Singer. He formed his own band Red
       Dragon Cartel in 2013.
       
       Following news of the shooting, friends and fans took to social media
       Tuesday to wish the musician a smooth recovery.
       
       “Thinking of and praying for Jake E Lee,” Mark Strigl, who hosts an
       Ozzy Osbourne channel on SiriusXM.
       
       “Wishing my friend, Jake E. Lee a full and steadfast recovery,”
       agent David Maida in a post on X.
       
       “I just heard about Jake E Lee. Glad to hear he is doing well,”
       Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis in a social media post Tuesday.
       “My thoughts are with ya, buddy!”
       
       “Love and prayers to my homie Jake E. Lee - get well soon brother,”
       musician Matt Gibson. “You got this!”
       
       CNN’s Lisa Respers France contributed to this report.
       
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