Jake E. Lee’s gunman shot him 15 times

Jake E. Lee revealed that the unknown person who left him with three gunshot wounds actually shot him 15 times.

The 67-year-old guitarist was walking his dog near his Las Vegas home late at night on October 15 when the seemingly random attack occurred.

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ashba later shared a message exchange with friends in which Lee said he was feeling “happy” and expected a full recovery.

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In his latest update via his band Red Dragon Cartel’s Facebook page, Lee said: “I really appreciate all the concern and well wishes. Makes everything a little better.”

He continued: “To clarify, I was shot three times. I was on the way home from a walk with my dog ​​Coco (I didn’t name him, so let it go!). I don’t want to go into details – I’m tired – but I feel relatively happy. Police found 15 bullet casings at the scene, meaning he fired his magazine at me.

“I couldn’t dodge many of them, so a bullet went through my forearm, one through my foot and one into the back, breaking a rib and damaging a lung.”

Lee added that the current priority is to “continue emptying my lungs until she’s done crying” before treating his minor injuries. He concluded with: “Also, Coco is doing well and welcomes your inquiries!”

Jake E. Lee is among hundreds of gun crimes in Las Vegas this year

Member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band from 1982 to 1987 – particularly on the 1983 album Bark at the moon – Lee continued playing with Badlands and releasing solo albums before forming Red Dragon Cartel in 2013. Osbourne, who said he had not spoken to his former colleague in almost 40 years, said: “[T]That still doesn’t ease the shock of hearing what happened to him… It’s just another senseless act of gun violence.”

Additional messages of support came from members of Journey, Poison, Ratt and Night Ranger.

According to the most recently released figures from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, there were 3,602 gun crimes in the region in 2024 – a decrease of about 10 percent compared to the previous year. A total of 241 victims of these crimes were reported, an increase of around 40 percent compared to the previous year.