Scott Shriner, the Weezer bassist, has confirmed that his wife is doing fine after being shot by the police and taken into custody for attempted murder. Despite the incident, he also took the opportunity to promote his band’s upcoming show.
In a statement outside his residence in Los Angeles on Thursday, the 59-year-old Shriner reassured reporters from the New York Post by saying, ‘She’s alright, thank you for asking,’ but chose not to divulge any more information about his wife.
‘See you at Coachella,’ he added, in a plug for an upcoming Weezer gig at the famed California music festival.
The bassist’s wife, the 51-year-old writer Jillian Lauren Shriner, sustained injuries in an altercation outside their Eagle Rock home in northeast Los Angeles on Wednesday when she was shot by a police officer.
She allegedly became entangled in a police manhunt through their neighborhood and pointed a gun at officers from her front yard, which is when they opened fire.
Lauren was taken to the hospital with injuries which were not life-threatening, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said.
The carnage unfolded when a male suspect entered her neighbor’s property after he was caught up in a three-car crash on the 134 Freeway around 3pm.
He fled the scene with two more male suspects, and hid from officers by stripping down to his boxer shorts before jumping into a resident’s swimming pool and watering some plants in a bizarre attempt to blend in with the neighborhood.
Weezer bassist Scott Shriner (pictured on Wednesday) has said his wife Jillian Lauren is ‘alright’ hours after being shot by police and arrested for attempted murder
The musician’s wife, Jillian Lauren Shriner, 51, was wounded by a cop who shot her outside their home in Eagle Rock, northeast LA on Wednesday afternoon when she apparently became entangled in a manhunt through their neighborhood
Pictured: Scott Shriner and Jillian Lauren arrive at the PEN America 2018 LitFest Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 2, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California
Lauren then exited her home with a gun, though it is unclear whether she actually fired the weapon.
Police ordered her several times to drop the gun, but she refused, and pointed it at them, police allege. She was hit in the shoulder by police gunfire.
Lauren ran back inside her house before re-emerging a short time later with her babysitter by her side. They were both seen with their hands raised, as officers ordered them down the driveway, where they were arrested without incident.
At that point, Joll allegedly told officers she was simply trying to defend her home from the suspect running through the neighborhood, according to CBS News. The man was also taken into custody.
She was absentee booked on suspicion of attempted murder while being 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.
It is unclear whether Shriner was involved in the shocking incident ahead of his appearance at Coachella.
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 (pictured on Wednesday) has said his wife Jillian Lauren is ‘alright’ hours after being shot by police and arrested for attempted murder
Shriner was seen walking his dogs later in the day that his wife was shot by police officers
Police said that they took a 9-millimeter handgun from Lauren’s home upon examining the abode in the wake of the saga that played out in Southern California.
A woman involved in the three-vehicle crash the man and two other male suspects fled from also suffered moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital, police said.
Officers added that Lauren had nothing to do with the initial hit-and-run.
Lauren was later booked and released after posting $1 million bond, LA County jail records showed.
Lauren has not made a court appearance, and it was not immediately clear whether she has hired a lawyer.
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.
