United Kingdom, April 11 -- Weezer bassist Scott Shriner's wife, Jillian Lauren-Shriner, was diagnosed with cancer before being shot by police.

The 51-year-old writer was struck in the shoulder by an officer after refusing to surrender her weapon during an altercation near her home in the Eagle Rock neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Monday (07.04.25) while cops were hunting for a hit-and-run suspect and she was treated in hospital for her injuries before being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder- and it's now been revealed Jillian was battling cancer and was recovering from a hysterectomy at the time of the incident.

Her husband has since given an update on her condition, telling a New York Post reporter: "She's alright, thank you f...