Weezer bassist Scott Shriner has said his wife is ‘alright’ after she was shot by police and arrested for attempted murder – while also plugging his band’s upcoming show.
Speaking outside his Los Angeles home Thursday, Shriner, 59, said: ‘She’s alright, thank you for asking,’ when approached by a New York Post reporter. He declined to give any further details about his wife.
‘See you at Coachella,’ he added, in a plug for an upcoming Weezer gig at the famed California music festival.
His wife, writer Jillian Lauren Shriner, 51, was wounded outside their home in Eagle Rock, northeast Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon after a cop shot her in the shoulder.
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.
Officers ordered her several times to drop the gun, but she refused, and pointed it at them, police allege. She was struck 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, Lauren 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
Shriner was also spotted out in LA later in the day
He carried two water bottles and a fanny pack as he strolled the sidewalk in camouflage pants
Police said that they took a nine-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.
She 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.
