Former Kiss Guitarist Shot Outside Club
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:29 am
LAUNCH Radio Networks
Bruce Kulick, the guitarist in the current version of Grand Funk Railroad, is recovering from a pair of gunshot wounds he received early Thursday morning (October 16) in West Hollywood, California. Kulick and a friend were walking away from the Key Club, where they'd been to see Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, when gunfire erupted on Sunset Boulevard.
According to Kulick, "I felt my leg hit and my temple grazed. I shouted 'Get down,' but never saw the shooter and did not realize the gunshots were from a half block up the street at the Rainbow... It was certainly a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I was very fortunate my wounds weren't more serious."
Kulick was examined at the scene and taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment, along with a second shooting victim, and the guitarist is now home and resting.
Kulick added, "I've received many messages and phone calls wishing me well and really appreciate all the concerns and messages from my fans around the world."
The shooter was at the Rainbow Bar & Grill when he got into a fight, went out to his car to get his nine-millimeter handgun, and began firing wildly, getting off between four and seven shots. Neither Kulick nor the second victim were being targeted.
After he began shooting, the gunman was wrestled to the ground by the crowd. An eyewitness told LAUNCH that the shooter was hit with several bottles and kicked in the head during a severe beating before police arrived. The gunman was treated at an area hospital for his injuries. He was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Kulick said, "I'm very grateful for the immediate response of both the crowd and the doctors, and--obviously--the EMS crews. I'm fine and very thankful to be alive."
Kulick has been a member of Grand Funk Railroad for three years. Before that, he was the lead guitarist in Kiss from 1984 until 1995.
Kulick is looking forward to getting back on the road once his doctors give him the green light. Grand Funk's next show is a benefit for the Safe Harbor Animal Rescue And Hospital in Jupiter, Florida, on November 8.
Bruce Kulick, the guitarist in the current version of Grand Funk Railroad, is recovering from a pair of gunshot wounds he received early Thursday morning (October 16) in West Hollywood, California. Kulick and a friend were walking away from the Key Club, where they'd been to see Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, when gunfire erupted on Sunset Boulevard.
According to Kulick, "I felt my leg hit and my temple grazed. I shouted 'Get down,' but never saw the shooter and did not realize the gunshots were from a half block up the street at the Rainbow... It was certainly a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I was very fortunate my wounds weren't more serious."
Kulick was examined at the scene and taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment, along with a second shooting victim, and the guitarist is now home and resting.
Kulick added, "I've received many messages and phone calls wishing me well and really appreciate all the concerns and messages from my fans around the world."
The shooter was at the Rainbow Bar & Grill when he got into a fight, went out to his car to get his nine-millimeter handgun, and began firing wildly, getting off between four and seven shots. Neither Kulick nor the second victim were being targeted.
After he began shooting, the gunman was wrestled to the ground by the crowd. An eyewitness told LAUNCH that the shooter was hit with several bottles and kicked in the head during a severe beating before police arrived. The gunman was treated at an area hospital for his injuries. He was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Kulick said, "I'm very grateful for the immediate response of both the crowd and the doctors, and--obviously--the EMS crews. I'm fine and very thankful to be alive."
Kulick has been a member of Grand Funk Railroad for three years. Before that, he was the lead guitarist in Kiss from 1984 until 1995.
Kulick is looking forward to getting back on the road once his doctors give him the green light. Grand Funk's next show is a benefit for the Safe Harbor Animal Rescue And Hospital in Jupiter, Florida, on November 8.