Shocking new bodycam footage shows Weezer star’s gun-wielding wife being confronted by cops before they open fire
SHOCKING bodycam footage shows the moment the wife of Weezer star Scott Shriner is confronted by cops before being shot.
Jillian Lauren, 51, was charged with attempted murder after a standoff with armed cops who were searching for three suspects over an unrelated hit-and-run near her home in Los Angeles.
She was shot in the shoulder and arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at officers when she apparently mistook them for armed suspects.
Now, newly released bodycam footage from Los Angeles police shows a chaotic scene leading up to the shooting.
Officers can be heard yelling from behind a fence around Lauren’s garden for several minutes – telling her to drop her gun.
“Ma’am we’re trying to help you,” one says.
“Drop the gun, you’re going to get shot.”
One of the officers then tells the others that Lauren has raised her gun.
“Not at us, but she just lifted it up,” an officer is heard saying.
CCTV from Lauren’s back garden shows her chambering a round and raising the gun – followed by police bullets landing near her feet a moment later.
A 911 call from one of Lauren’s neighbors suggests she thought she was being fired at by a suspect from the unrelated hit-and-run.
The neighbour is heard saying: “There were three men, and one of them shot her, and the cops are looking for him right now.
“They have their guns out.”
Lauren later told police herself she had armed herself after hearing about the three men on the run in the neighbourhood, according to CBS News.
The drama in Lauren’s back garden unfolded after a crash on the 134 freeway in Los Angeles.
Three people fled from the scene into the neighbourhood of Eagle Rock and the cops immediately launched a manhunt for the trio.
As officers searched for them, they found Lauren stood outside her home holding a handgun.
The cops said they yelled at her to drop the gun “numerous times” – but she repeatedly refused.
The police said: “[Lauren] then pointed the handgun at the officers, and an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred.”
One officer then reportedly shot Lauren in the shoulder.
After being hit, Lauren is said to have gone back inside her home before coming out with her hands up 30 minutes later.
She was joined by the family’s female babysitter – with them both being taken into custody.
Lauren was charged with attempted murder and released on a $1million bail bond.
Shocking footage shows Lauren laid out on the floor with her arms sprawled out as an officer places her in handcuffs.
A barefooted Lauren is then led away into a police car.
Lauren was later taken to a local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics to be treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Police searched the home and recovered a 9-millimetre handgun.
Lauren has been married to rock icon Scott Shriner since 2005 and the pair share two adopted children.
Weezer first formed in 1992 and features Scott, lead singer and guitarist Rivers Cuomo, drummer Patrick Wilson and rhythm guitarist Brian Bell.
The Say It Aint So hitmakers are set to have one gig in the UK in London this year with it already sold out.
Who are Weezer?
WEEZER are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992.
Scott Shriner is the band’s longest serving bass player – performing alongside frontman Rivers Cuomo, drummer Patrick Wilson, and lead guitarist Brian Bell.
The band were at the peak of their success in the late 90s and early 00s – known for the catchy melodies and quirky lyrics.
Their debut self-titled album, commonly referred to as the Blue Album, was released in 1994 and was a hit with tracks such as “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So”.
Weezer are known for releasing several self-titled albums which are merely known by their cover art colours, such as the Green Album (2001), the Red Album (2008), and the White Album (2016).