Weezer bass player Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Shriner, fired at police before being shot by a Los Angeles Police Department officer on Tuesday, the department has confirmed.
Shriner has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer.
Shriner, 51, is a former prostitute-turned-author who wrote about her time in the harem of the Prince of Brunei.
Former prostitute turned author and adoption advocate Jillian Lauren, wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, shot by police in front of her house.
Suffered only minor injuries. Cops allege she pointed a gun at them after fleeing on foot from a hit and run. pic.twitter.com/jSgjof8IvV
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The LAPD was tracking an unrelated hit-and-run suspect through a backyard when they spotted Shriner in a neighboring yard armed with a handgun.
In a press release, the LAPD said, “As the officers were in the rear yard of that residence, they observed a female, later identified as 51-year-old Jillian Shriner, in the yard of a neighboring residence armed with a handgun. The officers ordered Shriner to drop the handgun numerous times; however, she refused. Shriner then pointed the handgun at the officers, and an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred.”
NRF012-25ma Officer-Involved Shooting in Northeast Division pic.twitter.com/jiXCJ5ezMA
— LAPD PIO (@LAPDPIO) April 9, 2025
“Shriner was struck by gunfire and fled into her residence. She later exited and was taken into custody,” the press release continued. “Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported Shriner to a local hospital, where she was treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound.”
Wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, Jillian Shriner, was shot by police and booked for attempted murder amid a manhunt for a hit-and-run suspect in a neighborhood not Beverly Hills pic.twitter.com/kjEibN7r1w
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In a subsequent press release, the LAPD confirmed that Shriner had actually fired her weapon at the police.
“Our investigation revealed evidence such as a shell casing and video footage showing she repeatedly ignored police commands to disarm and that she fired her weapon at LAPD officers. She was subsequently booked for attempted murder of a peace officer.”
No officers or other civilians were injured during the incident.
Shriner was released on Wednesday on a $1 million bond. She is scheduled to return to court on April 30.
Weezer is scheduled to perform at the Coachella Music Festival on Saturday. NBC News reports that the band still intends to perform.
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