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Siegfried & Roy Under Fire

Apparently, someone has declared open season on Siegfried and Roy's Vegas abode.

An unknown gunman opened fire on the retired illusionist duo's home two weeks ago in a drive-by shooting that police initially labeled as a hate crime.

Authorities have since dropped that classification, police said Monday. No one was hurt in the shooting.

At least two workers on the property, known as Jungle Palace, observed the Sept. 21 incident and reported that a man fired an estimated four shots from a white van while shouting, "We need to get?Siegfried and Roy out of our country!"

Officer Jose Montoya told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the incident was originally classified as a hate crime because it was believed to be motivated by origin of nationality. Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn are both from Germany, but have lived in Vegas for about 35 years.

However, upon further review, police decided the attack didn't warrant the hate crime label, though they did not elaborate as to why not.

It was unclear whether either Siegfried or Roy was home at the time of the shooting. Shotgun pellets shattered two windows and left a 12-inch hole in the home's structure.

Police have identified the registered owner of the van used in the incident, but have been unable to locate him, Montoya told the Review-Journal.

Siegfried and Roy held court at the Mirage Casino and Hotel Sunday night in celebration of Roy's 60th birthday. More than 800 of the duo's nearest and dearest turned out to celebrate the occasion, including Mary Tyler Moore, Tippi Hedren and Robert Goulet.

Sunday also marked the one-year anniversary of the gory attack at the jaws of Montecore, the white tiger, which nearly ended Roy's life and did bring an end to the long-running Siegfried & Roy Vegas extravaganza.

Roy spoke about his difficult year of rehab and recovery in an NBC interview with Maria Shriver last month.

The big cat enthusiast still uses a motorized wheelchair to get around and his speech has been affected. His pain remains severe.

"Every inch of your skin hurts...I cry to sleep," Roy told Shriver.

However, he maintains that Montecore was simply trying to protect him after he fainted onstage and that he has "no regrets" about the incident.

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