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Los Angeles police have released a video from the shooting of author Gillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer Band members, during a chaotic backyard conflict that culminated in the shootout.
Lauren's wounds were not life-threatening in the April 8 shooting in Eagle Rock's northeastern Los Angeles area. There, the wife of Scott Schliner, 51-year-old Wieser Base, came out of his home with a gun, searching for the three of them who had escaped from the car's Wreck by the city police and the California Highway Patrol.
In another segment of Gillian Lauren's silent surveillance video from her backyard, you can see Lauren stepping out barefoot at home, carrying a pistol in her right hand.
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Lauren – listed by police as Gillian Lauren Schliner – has been released on a US$1 million bond on suspicion of attempted murder, with further investigation pending. She is scheduled to appear in court this week.
Police released excerpts from the police body camera video, surveillance video and audio from 911 dispatch conversations on Friday. The video clip peers into a high wooden fence in the yard, screaming at the noise of a surveillance helicopter over the woman's head, putting down a gun or risking being shot. The fence becomes ambiguous from the body camera on the other side.
Scott Siliner and Gillian Lauren will be taking part in the 2015 Moth Ball held at Capital on May 12, 2015 in New York City.
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“Madam, we're trying to help you. Put your gun down,” the voice says. “You'll get shot. It's the police.”
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Officials show that the woman called the gun, “Oh, she hugged it,” just before the sound of at least six shots.
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In another segment of the silent surveillance video from Lauren's backyard, you can see Lauren stepping out barefoot at home, carrying a pistol in her right hand. In another segment, Lauren appears to be holding a gun that is clearly temporary, looking from behind. The dirt kicks near Lauren's feet and she turns and walks towards the doorway to the house.
Additionally, the bodycam video shows Lauren lying in the middle of a residential road as police handcuffs behind her back.
Lauren's published works include two bestselling memoirs.
Weezer is a Los Angeles-based band and is their beloved band, especially with their 1994 record being unofficially known as “Blue Album,” which includes songs that include “Say It Ai n't So.” Schliner joined the band in the early 2000s.
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