True-crime author Jillian Lauren was shot in April 2025 after brandishing a gun at police.

Officers who shot Weezer bassist’s wife acted improperly, police commission finds

True-crime author Jillian Lauren was shot in April 2025 after brandishing a gun at police.

By Raechal Shewfelt

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Jillian Lauren appears with defense attorney Hilary Potashner at a May 13, 2025, hearing in Los Angeles. Credit:

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A shooting incident that left true-crime author Jillian Lauren wounded was handled improperly by police, the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners found Tuesday.

They determined that three employees — two officers and one sergeant — did not adhere to policy. The officers were reportedly found to have acted improperly.

Weezer's Scott Shriner with Jillian Lauren in 2015 in New York City.

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Lauren, the estranged wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot April 8, 2025, after police responded to a hit-and-run car crash near the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, where the couple lived. Several suspects were seen leaving the scene, and police blocked off an area.

Lauren, having no connection to the original accident, came out of her home brandishing a handgun and fired toward officers. Lauren was struck by gunfire and retreated into her home, according to an LAPD news release. When she returned outside, she was arrested, taken to the hospital, and treated for a "non-life-threatening gunshot wound," the department said.

Jillian Lauren-Shriner files for divorce from Weezer bassist Scott Shriner months after getting shot by police

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In September, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Susan J. DeWitt granted Lauren a mental health diversion petitioned by the defense, ** confirmed with the L.A. County District Attorney's Office.

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A spokesperson noted that Lauren was "ordered to have quarterly progress reports for the next two years. Any violation reported to the court may result in potential termination of the diversion. If she successfully completes the conditions of the diversion, the case will be dismissed by the court."

She was also required to not own firearms, avoid the use of drugs and alcohol, and attend therapy.

The *California Post* first reported the news of the Board of Police Commissioners' findings.

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