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51-year-old Lauren, identified by police as Jillian Shriner and
listed as Jillian Lauren Shriner in jail records, had injuries
that were not life threatening after the shooting in the
northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock on Thursday,
the LAPD said in a statement.
Her representatives did not immediately respond to requests for
comment and there is no indication Scott Shriner was involved in
the incident. Weezer is scheduled to play the Coachella Valley
Music and Arts Festival on Saturday.
Police said they were assisting California Highway Patrol
officers in their search for three suspects from a misdemeanor
hit-and-run. Lauren was not among the suspects. But while
pursuing one of them who had reportedly been running through a
backyard, police came upon Lauren in the front yard of her
neighboring residence, holding a handgun.
They ordered her several times to drop the gun, but she refused,
and pointed it at them, police allege. They did not say whether
she fired the gun, but said she was hit by police gunfire and
fled into her home, where they took her into custody then took
her to a hospital.
A 9-millimeter handgun was recovered from Shriner’s home, the
police statement said.
She was later booked and was being held on $1 million bail, LA
County jail records showed.
Lauren has not made a court appearance, and it was not
immediately clear whether she has hired a lawyer. There were no
immediate responses to an email to her manager and a message
left on her author website. There was also no response to an
email seeking comment from a representative for Weezer.
Lauren is the author of two bestselling memoirs, 2010's “Some
Girls: My Life in a Harem” and 2015's “Everything You Ever
Wanted.”
Weezer is a Los Angeles band beloved for their 1994 record
unofficially known as the “Blue Album,” featuring songs
including “Say It Ain't So” and “Buddy Holly.” Shriner joined
the band in the early 2000s.
Lauren and Shriner married in 2005, and they have two children.
One of the three hit-and-run suspects was found, cited by the
CHP and released.
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