Wild moment cops shoot 90s rocker's wife after car chase - as she is charged with attempted murder

The wife of a 90s rock star was shot by police in Los Angeles after she allegedly pointed her gun at officers trying to catch a hit-and-run suspect.

Scott Shriner, the bassist of the band Weezer, saw his wife, Jillian Lauren, 51, get arrested with her babysitter on Tuesday afternoon. The authorities claim she was apprehended for defying their commands to drop her gun.

It is unclear whether Shriner was involved in the shocking incident ahead of his appearance at Coachella.

According to the police, the incident unfolded after a three-car collision occurred on the 134 Freeway’s eastbound lanes at approximately 3 pm. Three men believed to be involved in the crash left their vehicle and fled on foot.

While the suspects were running away, Lauren emerged from a nearby residence with a weapon in her possession. It remains uncertain whether she discharged the firearm during the chaos.

When officers then tried to get her to drop the weapon, they said she refused to listen – and a cop shot at Lauren, hitting her in the shoulder.

Lauren, an author by trade, then went back into the house after she was struck, and later emerged from the abode with her hands up in surrender, police said.

She was then booked in connection with attempted murder.

Meanwhile, the driver of the car that crashed in the hit-and-run was detained by California Highway Patrol officers, cited and released.

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner's wife Jillian Lauren was shot by police officers in Los Angeles Tuesday after authorities say she pointed a gun at a hit-and-run suspect, and refused to obey orders from officers on the scene

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife Jillian Lauren was shot by police officers in Los Angeles Tuesday after authorities say she pointed a gun at a hit-and-run suspect, and refused to obey orders from officers on the scene 

A suspect was seen being taken into custody Wednesday evening

A suspect was seen being taken into custody Wednesday evening

Lauren was subsequently booked in connection with attempted murder

Lauren was subsequently booked in connection with attempted murder 

Alana Altmeyer and her brother Guy Binn explained to KTLA that they were on the freeway Tuesday afternoon when they saw the suspect walk away from the scene.

‘I saw a gentleman walking n the shoulder. So my brother and I went over and assumed that he was leaving the scene of an accident,’ Altmeyer recounted.

When they then gave chase, she said the man tried to run t the opposite side of the freeway and fell.

‘He was bleeding from his head, his mouth and his knees,’ she said.

Still, the suspect was somehow able to jump over the side of the freeway and run down an embankment as Binn said he tried to keep up.

‘I chased him down the side of the freeway, over a couple of fences,’ he said. 

‘He had a bag and a sweater. I got his bag. I got his sweater, and me being so old, I couldn’t keep up with the guy. I chased him to the park, and I lost him.’

Fortunately, LA police officers were able to catch up with the suspect near the intersection of Waldo Place and Eagle Vista in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.

That is when they said Lauren got involved.

Lauren exited her house with her arms raised as she surrendered to authorities

Lauren exited her house with her arms raised as she surrendered to authorities 

She was arrested alongside her babysitter, but the two have since been released

She was arrested alongside her babysitter, but the two have since been released 

The entire saga began with a multi-vehicle crash on the freeway Tuesday afternoon

The entire saga began with a multi-vehicle crash on the freeway Tuesday afternoon 

Officers explained that they worked to set up a perimeter in the neighborhood to catch the suspect – who had decided to strip down to his boxer shorts, jump in a resident’s swimming pool and water some plants in a bizarre attempt to blend in.

But Lauren then exited one of the nearby houses with her gun pointed at the suspect.

Police said they gave her multiple commands to drop the weapon, before an officer fired at her – hitting her in the shoulder before she ran back inside the house. 

A short time later, Lauren re-emerged with her babysitter by her side. 

They were seen with both of their hands raised, as officers ordered them down the driveway, where the two were arrested without incident.

At that point, Lauren allegedly told officers she was simply trying to defend her home from the suspect running through the neighborhood – who was also taken into custody, according to CBS News. 

She was absentee booked on suspicion of attempted murder as she was taken to a nearby medical facility by paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Medical professionals examined her for what was described as ‘a non-life-threatening gunshot wound’ following the violent series of events.

The wife of the Buddy Holly musician was seen on the shooting range in a social media pic

Lauren, 51, came out from one of the nearby homes with a weapon in hand, though 'it's unclear whether she fired' the gun, TMZ reported

The wife of the Buddy Holly musician was seen on the shooting range in a social media pic

Police said that they took a 9-millimeter handgun from her home upon examining the abode

Police said that they took a 9-millimeter handgun from her home upon examining the abode

Police said that they took a 9-millimeter handgun from her home upon examining the abode in the wake of the unlikely scenario that played out Wednesday in Southern California.

One other woman involved in the  multi-vehicle crash also suffered moderate injuries, and was also taken to the hospital, police said – but noted that Lauren had nothing to do with the initial hit-and-run.

Lauren and her babysitter have since been released from police custody, as LAPD’s Force Investigation Division probes the police-involved shooting, according to KTLA.

Meanwhile, the remaining two suspects who fled the multi-car crash remain at large. 

Dailymail.com has reached out to the LAPD for additional comment. 

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