Best-selling author Jillian Lauren has been shot by police and charged with attempted murder, after getting caught up in a search for hit-and-run suspects.
The shooting occurred amidst a chase through the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday, as officers tried to find three suspects who were alleged to have fled the scene of a car accident.
Lauren became involved when one of the alleged suspects ended up on the street where she lives with her husband, Weezer bassist Scott Shriner.
The 51-year-old emerged from her house with a weapon and refused to drop it despite "numerous" demands, according to an LAPD press release. She "then pointed the handgun at the officers," who shot her in the shoulder.
The shooting took place in the back yard of her home in the hip Eagle Rock neighbourhood in the northeast of Los Angeles.
According to local media reports, Lauren had opened fire at one of the alleged hit-and-run suspects after they tried to break into her property.
After being shot by police, the 51-year-old ran back into her house, where she stayed for approximately half an hour, before coming back outside with her babysitter and surrendering to police.
Both women were taken into custody, and Lauren was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
A nine-millimetre handgun was recovered from her house, and she was later charged with attempted murder.
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FSU active shooting cancels campus event that honored Tallahassee hot yoga shooting victim FSU senior Maura Binkley was killed in the 2018 Tallahassee hot yoga studio shooting.
"United Against Hate" event at FSU on April 17, 2025, was canceled due to an active shooting.
FSU active shooting cancels campus event that honored Tallahassee hot yoga shooting victim FSU senior Maura Binkley was killed in the 2018 Tallahassee hot yoga studio shooting.
"United Against Hate" event at FSU on April 17, 2025, was canceled due to an active shooting.
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A gunman opened fire Thursday at Florida State University, killing two people and wounded at least five others, police said.
The 20-year-old gunman was the son of a sheriff's deputy whose former service weapon was used in the shooting, authorities said.
The two people who died were not students at the university, located in Tallahassee, Fla., but the shooter is believed to be a student, said Jason Trumbower, chief of the Florida State University police department.
Five people were being treated at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Trumbower said, and the shooter was also receiving medical attention.
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