Author, wife of Weezer bassist arrested after being shot by police who say she pointed a gun at them

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jillian Lauren, writer and woman of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was changeable and injured by Los Angeles constabulary and arrested connected suspicion of attempted execution aft pointing a weapon astatine officers from her beforehand yard, authorities said Wednesday.

The 51-year-old Lauren, identified by constabulary arsenic Jillian Shriner and listed arsenic Jillian Lauren Shriner successful jailhouse records, had injuries that were not beingness threatening aft the shooting successful the northeast Los Angeles vicinity of Eagle Rock connected Thursday, the LAPD said successful a statement.

Her representatives did not instantly respond to requests for remark and determination is nary denotation Scott Shriner was progressive successful the incident. Weezer is scheduled to play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival connected Saturday.

Police said they were assisting California Highway Patrol officers successful their hunt for 3 suspects from a misdemeanor hit-and-run. Lauren was not among the suspects. But portion pursuing 1 of them who had reportedly been moving done a backyard, constabulary came upon Lauren successful the beforehand gait of her neighboring residence, holding a handgun.

They ordered her respective times to driblet the gun, but she refused, and pointed it astatine them, constabulary allege. They did not accidental whether she fired the gun, but said she was deed by constabulary gunfire and fled into her home, wherever they took her into custody past took her to a hospital.

A 9-millimeter handgun was recovered from Shriner’s home, the constabulary connection said.

She was aboriginal booked and was being held connected $1 cardinal bail, LA County jailhouse records showed.

Lauren has not made a tribunal appearance, and it was not instantly wide whether she has hired a lawyer. There were nary contiguous responses to an email to her manager and a connection near connected her writer website. There was besides nary effect to an email seeking remark from a typical for Weezer.

Lauren is the writer of 2 bestselling memoirs, 2010's “Some Girls: My Life successful a Harem” and 2015's “Everything You Ever Wanted.”

Weezer is simply a Los Angeles set beloved for their 1994 grounds unofficially known arsenic the “Blue Album,” featuring songs including “Say It Ain't So” and “Buddy Holly.” Shriner joined the set successful the aboriginal 2000s.

Lauren and Shriner joined successful 2005, and they person 2 children.

One of the 3 hit-and-run suspects was found, cited by the CHP and released.