Weezer Bassist's Wife Shot by LAPD During Hit-and-Run Suspect Search

Incident Overview

• 🚨 A hit-and-run crash on the 134 freeway led to a manhunt in an Eagle Rock neighborhood.
• 🎯 During the search for three suspects, LAPD officers encountered and shot a woman who was not involved in the initial incident.

The Encounter

• 🔫 Officers spotted a woman, identified as Jillian Shriner, wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, in a backyard armed with a handgun.
• ⚠️ Police say they ordered Shriner to drop the weapon, but she allegedly pointed the gun at officers, prompting them to open fire.
• 🩹 Shriner was hit in the shoulder and is expected to recover; the injury is not life-threatening.

Aftermath and Charges

• 🏠 Shriner ran back into her house after being shot, and later surrendered with others, hands raised.
• ⚖️ The 51-year-old Jillian Shriner is now facing charges of attempted murder for allegedly pointing the handgun at the officers.
• 🏘️ The incident is described by neighbors as bizarre and shocking for the typically quiet Eagle Rock community.