Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee has revealed extra particulars concerning the Las Vegas capturing that left him with three non-fatal gunshot wounds.
As initially reported, Lee was concerned in a random road capturing early on October fifteenth close to his Las Vegas residence whereas taking his canine out for a stroll. Fortunately the bullets didn’t hit any very important organs — regardless of police discovering a full clip of shell casings on the scene — and the guitarist was quickly recovering within the intensive care unit on the close by Dawn Hospital.
Lee is now again residence to proceed his restoration and took to Fb to supply up the dramatic specifics concerning the capturing, which wasn’t fairly so random, because it seems. As a substitute, Lee revealed that he and his canine Coco had truly confronted a pair of potential bike thieves at his neighbor’s driveway previous to the gunfire.
Lee’s full put up, which included a pic of his heroic pup, learn as follows:
“Thanks once more for all of your concern. A fast replace: again residence recuperating. An enormous due to these at Dawn Hospital for taking such excellent care of me. And a few temporary particulars about that evening. Strolling residence from our stroll Coco and I crossed paths with a few thieves. Dressed darkly, hoodies pulled down their faces and masks overlaying their mouths. Standing in a neighbor’s driveway testing his bike. There was a verbal confrontation which ended with an settlement that I’d stroll a method and they’d stroll the other. That didn’t work out. I’ll most likely discuss in additional element about it later however proper now I can solely comfortably do some at a time. Let me search for one other cute pic of Coco!”
Following the capturing, Lee’s pal and fellow Las Vegas-based guitarist DJ Ashba shared a textual content message alternate he had with Lee whereas the latter was nonetheless within the hospital. “I’m one fortunate mom f**ker,” wrote Lee within the textual content, which reads in a very new mild contemplating the harrowing particulars of his confrontation with the shooter.
In an earlier replace, Lee wrote, “The police discovered 15 shell casings on the scene which implies he emptied his clip on me. I might solely dodge so many so one bullet went by way of my forearm, one by way of my foot, and one within the again which broke a rib and broken a lung.”
As of October seventeenth, Las Vegas police had made no arrests and the capturing was deemed “an ongoing investigation.”
Beneath you may see Lee’s Fb put up.