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LAPD Releases Video of Jillian Shriner Shooting During Hit-and-Run Manhunt

Footage shows Weezer bassist's wife allegedly racking and firing a handgun before being shot by officers in her Eagle Rock backyard.

Chaos and confusion before Weezer bassist wife Jillian Shriner was shot in LAPD-released videos
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Overview

  • The LAPD released bodycam and surveillance footage showing Jillian Shriner, 51, armed with a 9mm handgun during an April 8 incident in Eagle Rock.
  • Shriner, allegedly mistaking officers for suspects, was seen racking, pointing, and firing her weapon before being shot in the shoulder by police.
  • Officers repeatedly commanded Shriner to drop her weapon before firing; no officers were injured in the confrontation.
  • Shriner, a bestselling author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was hospitalized, booked on attempted murder charges, and released on a $1 million bond.
  • Prosecutors are still reviewing evidence, and no charges have been filed as of April 25; Shriner is scheduled to appear in court on April 30.