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

[LiberalArkie]

8:26 PM EDT, Fri April 25, 2025


CNN
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Body-worn cameras show chaos and confusion in the moments leading up to the officer involved shooting of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Shriner.

In the heated moments before Shriner was shot on April 8, police officers are seen in the videos behind a tall fence yelling at Shriner to put down her gun as loud helicopters circle overhead. The newly released videos from the LAPD come two weeks after Shriner was arrested for suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer.

The videos were edited by the LAPD and released Friday.

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Shortly afterwards, Shriner can be heard on the 9-1-1 call, explaining to the dispatcher that she was shot by the hit-and-run suspect. “I had my gun… and he said ‘put down that gun, put down that gun’ and I said ‘put down your f**king gun.’ And then he shot me.”

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/entertainment/weezer-bassist-wife-shot-lapd-videos/index.html

[Renew Deal]

1. This is a good example of why simply having a gun can put people in more danger

If she didn't have a gun, she either wouldn't have been so brave as to look for a hit and run suspect, or she wouldn't have been shot by police.

I'm not sure how they charged her with attempted murder if she didn't shoot. I think a big factor in this case is going to be whether she was sober or has a disability that contributed to this.

I also don't know the gun laws and whether she is permitted to hold a gun.

[LudwigPastorius]

3. Sounds like she either didn't hear the cops identify themselves (copters overhead?), or...

simply didn't believe they were LEO since they were hidden from her view behind the fence.

[hunter]

2. Once the guns come out everything is FUBAR.

I've never been in a situation where guns made things better, I've been in too many situations where guns made everything worse.