Ozzy Osbourne weighed in on the Jake E. Lee Shooting in Las Vegas.
“It’s been 37 years since I’ve seen Jake E. Lee, but that still doesn’t take away from the shock of hearing what happened to him today," said Ozzy in a statement. "It’s just another senseless act of gun violence. I send my thoughts to him and his beautiful daughter, Jade. I just hope he’ll be ok.”
The former Ozzy Osbourne/Badlands guitarist was shot multiple times in Las Vegas.
Lee, was shot in what appears to be a random shooting, while walking his dog.
"Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital. He is expected to fully recover. said Lee's management. 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. As the incident is under police investigation, no further comments will be forthcoming. Lee and his family appreciate respecting their privacy at this time."
There's been no further developments on the incident, as Las Vegas Police is still looking into the matter.
Jake is currently with the band Red Dragon Cartel, but was on a hiatus due to problems with carpel tunnel syndrome. The band was making plans to go back out on the road to push their album "Patina", which came out in 2018, but got its momentum halted due to the Covid outbreak.