WEEZER bassist SCOTT SHRINER SPEAKS OUT after his spouse was SHOT BY POLICE and ARRESTED for tried MURDER. A fan additionally held an indication protesting Shriner’s spouse’s arrest at Coachella.
On Tuesday (April eighth), Jillian Shriner, spouse of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, obtained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after she was shot by a police officer and arrested for tried homicide.
In an announcement from the Los Angeles Police Division, it was revealed that officers had been concerned in an unrelated automotive chase, pursuing suspects in a hit-and-run case. A kind of suspects apparently tried to enter the Shriners’ property. Jillian reportedly used her personal gun to fireside on the suspect after which pointed her gun at officers. When she allegedly refused to decrease her weapon when requested by police, an “officer-involved capturing” occurred, with Jillian being shot within the shoulder.
LAPD has confirmed that she was “booked for tried homicide.”
Now, Scott Shriner has spoken out concerning the incident, telling the New York Submit on Thursday (April tenth): “She’s alright, thanks for asking.”
Whereas Scott declined to go additional into element, he did affirm Weezer’s deliberate present at Coachella on Saturday (April twelfth) will nonetheless go on.
“See you at Coachella,” he added.