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Author, Wife of Weezer Bassist Released on $1M Bond After Being Shot

Jillian Lauren Shriner is facing a suspicion of attempted murder charge after allegedly pointing a pistol at officers investigating a hit-and-run in L.A.'s Eagle Rock neighborhood.

On Tuesday around 3:45 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department officers were in pursuit of three suspects in the city’s Eagle Rock neighborhood after a misdemeanor hit-and-run on the Ventura Freeway. Officials said the officers were working alongside the California Highway Patrol to set up a perimeter after the suspects entered a residential neighborhood near the 134 Freeway and Figueroa Street. LAPD Detective Meghan Aguilar said at a Wednesday night news conference that it was unclear from body-worn police video whether her gun was fired or what occurred in the moments immediately before the shooting.

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