Jacqueline and Clarence Avant.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Police in Beverly Hills have made an arrest in theWednesday killing of Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and wife of prominent music executive Clarence Avant.
Prior to that, multiple surveillance videos showed Maynor’s vehicle leaving Beverly Hills after Avant’s killing. According to the police, unspecified evidence connected Maynor to Avant’s homicide.
Maynor has not yet been charged, and it was not immediately clear if he has retained an attorney.
“To the Beverly Hills Community, let me reassure you, this is one of the most protected and patrolled cities in the world,” Chief Mark Stainbrook said in the release. “Crime of any kind will not be tolerated here. Let this be a message to anyone thinking of committing a crime in Beverly Hills — you will be caught and brought to justice.”
Avant, 81, a former model, was known for her philanthropic work. She served as president of Neighbors of Watts, which is connected to the non-profit South Central Community Child Care Center. She also served on the board of directors of the International Student Center at UCLA, according toThe HollywoodReporter.
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The couple’s daughter, Nicole Avant, who produced a 2019 Netflix documentary about her father calledThe Black Godfather, is married to Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
A broken window at the Avant home after Jacqueline Avant’s killing.APEX / MEGA
Various celebrities and prominent people reacted to the tragedy, including Magic Johnson, Tyler Perry, Viola Davis and former president Bill Clinton.
RHOBHstarDorit Kemsleywas robbed during a home invasion at her Encino Hills home in October involving three male intruders.
In early November, theLAPD put out a safety bulletinwarning of an “ongoing crime trend of follow-home robberies. Suspects have been locating victims in Los Angeles, following them, and then committing the robberies as the victim arrives home or at their business.”
source: people.com
