Shock for Band Scheduled to Play at Coachella: Bassist's Wife Shot by Police and Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge

Shock for Band Scheduled to Play at Coachella: Bassist’s Wife Shot by Police and Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge


A Los Angeles woman who allegedly pointed a pistol at police before they shot her was identified by authorities as the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner.

Police said they arrested 51-year-old Jillian Shriner, who was later booked on a charge of attempted murder, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

The lead-up to the shooting began Tuesday around 3 p.m., when three suspects fled a hit-and-run crash on the 134 Freeway and fled into Shriner’s neighborhood.

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One suspect was spotted in the backyard of a residence next door to Shriner’s home.

“As the officers were in the rear yard of that residence, they observed a female … in the yard of a neighboring residence armed with a handgun,” the LAPD

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