Jake E. Lee was "shot multiple times" while walking his dog.
The 67-year-old guitarist - who is best known for having served as lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne in the 1980s - was out in Las Vegas on Thursday (15.10.24) he was subject to a "random attack" but is "doing well" in intensive care.
A statement from Lee's representative read: "As confirmed by management, legendary rock guitarist Jake E. Lee was shot multiple times early this morning in a Las Vegas, NV street shooting."
"Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital.
"He is expected to fully recover."
"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."
But the statement confirmed that as the incident is now a police investigation, no further comments or updates on the Badlands star will be made.
The statement concluded: "As the incident is under police investigation, no further comments will be forthcoming. Lee and his family appreciate respecting their privacy at this time."
A second statement, provided by local police, confirmed that the shooting had taken place and that the victim was quickly taken to receive medical attention.
It read: "On October 15, 2024, at approximately 2:42 a.m., LVMPD officers responded to a shooting incident in the 11000 block of Alora Street. Officers arrived and located a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The male was transported to the hospital. No arrests have been made at this time. This is an ongoing investigation."
The rock star played as Ozzy's lead guitarist from 1982 to 1985 before he was replaced by Zakk Wylde, and was contacted by the Black Sabbath rocker's wife Sharon in the hope of a reunion but he refused to let it come to fruition unless he gained a songwriting credit for 'Bark At The Moon'.
He told author Martin Popoff: "She tracked my phone number because I swear there were maybe a handful of people that had my phone number. Somehow she called me at home, and she told me that Ozzy was having problems with Zakk, and they were looking to replace him and if I’d be interested in doing some festivals and quite possibly the next record.
"I can't let sleeping dogs lie.
"I said if we’re going to go forward, I want to fix the one problem I’ve had since the very beginning. I said I would like my name on the songwriting credits for ‘Bark At The Moon.’"
