Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s spouse was shot by police on Monday as officers looked for hit-and-run suspects in her Los Angeles neighborhood.
Jillian Lauren, 51, was handled for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound at a neighborhood hospital after the incident, however later booked for tried homicide, in response to Los Angeles police.
The episode began on Monday afternoon at about 3.25pm when California freeway patrol requested backup for investigating a three-car hit-and-run. As visitors backed up on the 134 freeway, a minimum of one suspect fled on foot, witnesses instructed native outlet KTLA.
Uniformed officers responded to the request for backup and established a fringe within the close by Eagle Rock neighborhood. Whereas there, a girl exited her dwelling holding a handgun, in response to police. Officers ordered her “to drop the handgun quite a few occasions; nonetheless, she refused”, in response to a LAPD press launch. Authorites allege the lady, later recognized as Lauren, pointed the gun at officers – which is after they fired on her.
Lauren was in a position to run again into her home, earlier than returning shortly with a second lady, later recognized as her babysitter. Police took each ladies into custody, transporting Lauren to a neighborhood hospital for remedy after figuring out she was not concerned within the hit-and-run.
Lauren and her babysitter had been later launched from police custody, though she was later absentee booked for tried homicide.
Lauren married Shriner in 2005, two years earlier than the bassist would be a part of Weezer. The band is scheduled to carry out at Coachella this weekend.
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