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The shooting case of Jillian Lauren has gained significant traction due to the writer's high profile. Two weeks ago, it was announced that Best-selling author Jillian Lauren was shot by the police and has been charged with attempted murder.
The incident occurred after the 51-year-old writer was caught up in a search for hit-and-run suspects who the police believed ran into Jillian’s neighborhood. Chasing the suspects to the street where Jillian lives with her husband, the police found Jillian Lauren with a gun, which she refused to drop after many pleas from the police. The officers at the scene shot the writer after she pointed her handgun and shot at them.
Recently, a newly released police footage shows how the confrontation took place. The officers at the scene could be heard yelling at Jillian to put down her weapon.
“Put the gun down! Hey, put the gun down.”
“Lay the gun down,” officers are heard saying in the body cam video.
“Ma’am, put the gun down. Ma’am, we’re trying to help you!” another officer tried to reason with Jillian.
From the released footage, officers can be heard repeatedly identifying themselves as the police and telling Jillian that she could be shot if she doesn't follow their request to drop the gun. After a while, one officer says in the video:
“She just pointed it, not at us, but she just lifted it up.”
A few seconds later, another officer reports: “Oh, she racked it.”
Gunfire, at least eight gunshot sounds, followed immediately. According to LAPD, two officers fired and wounded the author in the shoulder, and no officers were injured during the confrontation.
More details on Jillian Lauren’s shooting incident
On Monday, April 8, 2025, the California Highway Patrol requested backup from the LAPD to investigate a three-car hit-and-run incident. Uniformed officers responded to the request and conducted an intense search that led them to the Eagle Rock neighborhood.
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There, they met Jillian Lauren, a 51-year-old author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, holding a handgun. According to the police, they requested she “drop the handgun numerous times; however, she refused.” Adding that after she pointed her gun at officers on the scene, they fired at her.
Jillian Lauren was able to walk back into her apartment after the shooting. She came out with her babysitter about half an hour later and was taken into custody by the police after she was treated for a non-life-threatening wound at a local hospital.
Jillian is expected to appear in court on April 30.
Jillian Lauren is a bestselling author. Some of her popular books include “Some Girls: My Life in a Harem,” which describes in detail her time in Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei's harem. She also wrote “Behold the Monster: Facing America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer,” which she released in 2023 after her interview with serial killer Samuel Little.
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