The 51-year-old writer was struck in the shoulder by an officer after refusing to surrender her weapon during an altercation near her home in the Eagle Rock neighbourhood of LosAngeles while police were hunting for a hit-and-run suspect, and after being treated in hospital was arrested for attempted murder.
The incident began on Monday afternoon about 3.25pm local time when highway patrol requested back-up while investigating a three-car hit-and-run. Traffic backed up on the 134 freeway and at least one suspect fled on foot.
As a result, police established a perimeter in Eagle Rock and while there, a woman came out of her house holding a handgun.
According to LAPD, officers ordered her to “drop the handgun numerous times; however, she refused”. Authorities alleged the woman, later identified as Jillian, pointed the gun at officers, prompting them to fire on her.
Lauren-Shriner ran back into her house before returning shortly afterwards with a second woman, later identified as her babysitter. Both women were taken into custody and later released, but Lauren-Shriner – who has two children with her musician husband – was later charged in absentee for attempted murder on US$1 million ($1.74m) bail.
A male suspect has been released from custody and two other suspects remain at large.
The California Highway Patrol took the suspected hit-and-run driver into custody after he was found in a backyard nearby, wearing only his boxer shorts.
According to TV station KTLA, news helicopters saw the man taking off his clothes, getting into a swimming pool and watering plants.
Two other suspects remain at large.
Lauren-Shriner – who married Scott in 2005 – has released two memoirs, 2010’s Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, which chronicled her life from 1992 to 1995 as a paid female guest of Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei, and 2015’s Everything You Ever Wanted.
The incident occurred only days before Weezer are due to perform at Coachella in California this weekend.
