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Jillian Shriner Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Charges in LAPD Shooting

The bestselling author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner faces up to 19 years in prison after being charged with grossly negligent firearm discharge and assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

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Overview

  • Jillian Shriner was formally charged on May 13 with two felony counts: grossly negligent discharge of a firearm and assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
  • The charges stem from an April 8 incident in Eagle Rock, where LAPD officers shot and wounded Shriner after alleging she fired at them during a search for hit-and-run suspects.
  • Shriner has pleaded not guilty to all charges and remains free on a $1 million bond as she awaits a June 18 preliminary hearing to determine if the case will proceed.
  • Body camera and surveillance footage released by the LAPD shows officers repeatedly ordering Shriner to drop her weapon before she allegedly fired at them.
  • Shriner claims she believed she was defending her home from intruders, potentially mistaking the officers for the hit-and-run suspects being pursued in the area.