Weezer bassist Scott Shriner has said his wife Jillian is ‘alright’ hours after being 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.
‘See you at Coachella,’ he then added in a plug for an upcoming Weezer show at the famed California music festival.
The musician’s wife, Jillian 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.
Police said Jill, a novelist, pointed a gun at officers from her front yard, which is when they fired.
She was taken to hospital with injuries which were not life-threatening, the LAPD said.
It came as a male suspect entered her neighbor’s property after he was involved in a three-car crash on the 134 Freeway around 3pm but fled the scene alongside two other male suspects.
While hiding from officers who set up a perimeter in the area, the man stripped down to his boxer shorts before jumping in a resident’s swimming pool and watering some plants in a bizarre attempt to blend into the neighborhood.
Weezer bassist Scott Shriner (pictured on Wednesday) has said his wife Jillian is ‘alright’ hours after being shot by police and arrested for attempted murder
The musician’s wife, Jillian 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
Jill then exited her home with a gun, though it is unclear whether she actually fired the weapon.
Police ordered her several times to drop the gun, but she refused, and pointed it at them, police allege. She was hit in the shoulder by police gunfire.
Jill 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, Joll 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 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
Police said that they took a 9-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.
Lauren 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.
