THE wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner has been shot by police and arrested after pointing a handgun at armed cops.
Jillian Lauren is accused of aiming the weapon at officers who swiftly opened fire and downed the wife in the middle of the street, according to a police press release.
Cops were quickly alerted to news of a hit-and-run on Tuesday involving three suspects who fled from the scene of a freeway crash, according to an LAPD press release.
As officers searched for the suspects, they found Jillian, 51, stood outside her home holding a handgun.
Police said they yelled at her to drop the gun “numerous times” – but she refused.
One officer is then said to have shot Jillian in the shoulder, reports TMZ.
After being hit, the budding author is said to have gone back inside her home before coming out with her hands up moments later.
She was joined by the family’s female babysitter.
Jillian was then booked in connection with attempted murder with her and the babysitter being taken into police custody.
It is unclear if Jillian was aware or involved in the hit-and-run.
The driver of the car that crashed in the initial incident was also detained by California Highway Patrol officers, cited and released.
