Police shoot best-selling author and wife of Weezer bassist, saying she pointed gun at officers
A best-selling author was shot by police and accused of attempted murder after authorities said she pointed a gun at officers who were searching for hit-and-run suspects in a residential Los Angeles neighborhood.
A best-selling author was shot by police and accused of attempted murder after authorities said she pointed a gun at officers who were searching for hit-and-run suspects in a residential Los Angeles neighborhood.
Authorities shot Jillian Lauren Shriner, 51, Tuesday afternoon after repeatedly telling her to drop the handgun, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. Shriner is also the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner.
Shriner fled into her home and was later taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. She was booked while hospitalized.
Neither Shriner nor her manager responded to requests for comment Wednesday night, and a representative for Weezer did not respond to a request for comment.
Police said Shriner was not involved in the hit-and-run incident and the shooting is being investigated by LAPD’s Force Investigation Division.
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