Jillian Shriner, spouse of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, has been shot by Los Angeles police and charged with tried homicide after an alleged hit-and-run incident.
In response to a geo-restricted press launch issued by the LAPD, Shriner was shot within the Eagle Rock district of Los Angeles after refusing to drop a handgun and subsequently aiming the weapon at officers.
“On April 8, 2025, round 3:25 pm, the California Freeway Patrol (CHP) requested a backup finding three misdemeanor hit-and-run suspects who fled right into a residential neighborhood close to the 134 Freeway and Figueroa Road,” reads the assertion. “A number of Northeast Division uniformed officers responded and established a fringe.
“A number of minutes later, officers have been directed by CHP to the rear of a residence within the 5300 block of Waldo Place, the place one suspect was final seen operating. Because the officers have been within the rear yard of that residence, they noticed a feminine, later recognized as 51-year-old Jillian Shriner, within the yard of a neighbouring residence armed with a handgun.
“The officers ordered Shriner to drop the handgun quite a few instances; nevertheless, she refused. Shriner then pointed the handgun on the officers, and an Officer-Concerned Capturing occurred.”
The assertion goes on to say that Shriner was struck by gunfire and fled into her dwelling, however later emerged and was arrested by police. She was finally booked for tried homicide, though it was decided that she was not concerned within the authentic hit-and-run incident. A nine-millimeter handgun was recovered from Shriner’s residence.
The investigation is ongoing.
Shriner, a former member of the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei and writer of Some Women: My Life In A Harem, married Weezer’s bassist in 2005.