Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee was shot multiple times during the early hours of the morning last week.
The day of the shooting, Lee's PR firm stated that "Las Vegas authorities believe the shooting was completely random and occurred while Lee took his dog out for a walk in the early morning hours." The Las Vegas Police Department later stated that Lee was standing in his driveway at 2:40am getting ready to walk his dog when he was shot in the forearm, in the back, and in the foot.
Then on Sunday, October 20, Lee finally issued a statement of his own on the matter. Lee posted to the Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel Facebook page, saying he was actually coming home from walking his dog when he saw a "couple of thieves" standing in his neighbor's driveway. There were some words exchanged and when Lee agreed to walk away, he was shot.
"Thank you again for all your concern," wrote Lee. "A quick update: back home recuperating. A big thanks to those at Sunrise Hospital for taking such good care of me.
"And some brief details about that night. Walking home from our walk Coco and I crossed paths with a couple of thieves. Dressed darkly, hoodies pulled down their faces and masks covering their mouths. Standing in a neighbor's driveway checking out his motorcycle. There was a verbal confrontation which ended with an agreement that I would walk one way and they would walk the opposite. That didn't work out. I'll probably talk in more detail about it later but right now I can only comfortably do a little at a time."
