Cops shoot Weezer bassist's wife, charge her with attempted murder during bizarre standoff after unrelated police chase

Cops shoot Weezer bassist’s wife, charge her with attempted murder during bizarre standoff after unrelated police chase


Police shot the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner in Southern California on Tuesday and charged her with attempted murder amid a bizarre series of events in Los Angeles. The perilous showdown erupted from a completely unrelated police chase, according to law enforcement.

Around 3:25 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol allegedly were pursuing three hit-and-run suspects. During the police pursuit, the alleged suspects were involved in a car crash and headed into a residential neighborhood.

‘The officers ordered Shriner to drop the handgun numerous times; however, she refused.’

CHP requested police backup to apprehend the suspects in the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock.

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One of the hit-and-run suspects reportedly ran into a home’s backyard.

Jillian Lauren Shriner — a 51-year-old author and wife of

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