Weezer bassist Scott Shriner has broken his silence on his wife Jillian Lauren‘s arrest following a shootout with police.
“We’re alright, look at us,” Shriner, 59, told TMZ on Thursday, April 10, when asked whether he’s going through a “tough time” right now. He went on to say his wife is “alright” and thanked for the reporter for asking about her but noted he “can’t comment” on her legal situation. When a second reporter approached and asked about the case, Shriner again said he couldn’t comment. “See you at Coachella!” he added before heading through the gate of his home. (Weezer is set to play the California festival on Saturday, April 12.)
Shriner has been the bass guitarist for the rock band Weezer since 2001. He tied the knot with Lauren, 51, in November 2005, and the couple adopted their two sons, Tariku and Jovanni, in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
According to a Wednesday, April 9, press release from the Los Angeles Police Department, Lauren was arrested after authorities pursued a hit-and-run suspect in a residential neighborhood the previous day. Amid the chase, Lauren was observed in a “neighboring residence armed with a handgun.”
“The officers ordered [Lauren] to drop the handgun numerous times,” the statement said. “However, she refused. [Lauren] then pointed the handgun at the officers and an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred.”
Lauren was “struck by gunfire and fled into her residence.” After later exiting the home, she was apprehended and transported to a local hospital to treat a “non-life-threatening gunshot wound.” Lauren was the only individual injured during the altercation.
Amid the investigation surrounding the incident, police determined that Lauren was “uninvolved” in the hit-and-run. While one suspect connected to the hit-and-run was detained by California Highway Patrol and two others remained at large, Lauren was absentee booked for attempted murder, and a nine-millimeter handgun was retrieved from her and Shriner’s residence.
Hours later, Lauren was released on a $1 million bond. A court hearing was set for April 30.
Prior to her arrest, Lauren revealed that she was battling an undisclosed form of cancer.
“I’d like to thank the Academy, my amazing hair and makeup team, and the lighting designers here at #glendaleadventisthospital,” she wrote via Instagram in March alongside a selfie taken in a hospital bed. “As if they all hadn’t been through enough with the fires right next door! Yes, I have a little bit of the C word y’all. I know a lot of us do.”
She continued, “I’m here to thank the incredible oncology team here, who pulled me through a complicated operation without a hitch. I am always so grateful for every second of the compassionate and excellent medical care I receive in my life.”
Lauren thanked “all the remarkable health care workers” who helped her during her time in the hospital.
She then concluded, “And let’s all breathe.”
