Jacqueline Avant, an 81-year-old philanthropist and the wife of music executive Clarence Avant, was shot and killed during a home invasion at her Beverly Hills residence on December 1, 2021. The Beverly Hills Police Department responded to a 2:23 a.m. call and found her with a gunshot wound; she was taken to a hospital but did not survive.

Investigators linked the attack to 29-year-old Aariel Maynor, who was arrested later that morning after he accidentally shot himself in the foot during another burglary in Hollywood Hills. Authorities say phone records showed Maynor had researched the Avants and their home before the invasion. Prosecutors charged him with murder, attempted murder, and residential burglary, and said he used an assault long barrel pistol and attempted to shoot the Avants’ security guard, who was not injured.

Maynor admitted guilt during the proceedings and acknowledged prior felony convictions for assault, robbery, and grand theft. The family expressed immense grief at the loss of Jacqueline Avant, whose longtime charitable work and support for the arts were widely mourned. Does anyone have information about Jacqueline’s community work or about security concerns in Beverly Hills at that time?