Suspect Arrested In Jacqueline Avant’s Murder After Shooting Himself In The Foot

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Hours after Jacqueline Avant, the wife music executive Clarence Avant, was shot,  a suspect in her killing was arrested.

According to the New York Times, 29-year old Aariel Maynor was arrested after shooting himself in the foot while robbing a Hollywood, California home. The home Maynor was found, in the backyard is seven miles from the Avants’ home.  The AR-15 rifle that he may have used to allegedly kill Avant was also found. Avant was 81-years-old.

Beverly Hills PD arrested 29-year-old Aariel Maynor in the fatal shooting of Jacqueline Avant, wife of music legend Clarence Avant, inside their Beverly Hills estate. https://t.co/jlt6lwiwZi pic.twitter.com/BmUvUeHBde

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Police were called to the Avant residence at 2:23 a.m on Dec. 1. The second call about a shooting where Maynor was later apprehended was placed 3:30 a m.

Maynor is accused of shooting Avant, who was a beloved philanthropist, on Dec. 1. Her husband and security guard were also in the home at the time of the shooting but weren’t harmed by Maynor.

In a briefing, Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook said Maynor has an extensive rap sheet and was out on parole. In 2018, he was sentenced to four years in prison for second degree robbery and was released in Sept. 2021, TMZ reported.

“Jacqueline was an amazing woman, wife, mother, philanthropist, and a 55-year resident of Beverly Hills, who has made an immeasurable positive contribution and impact on the arts community,” the Avant family said in a statement according to CNN. “She will be missed by her family, friends, and all of the people she has helped throughout her amazing life.”

The Avants married in 1967. Kate had two children,  Nicole and Alexander. They met while Avant was modeling for Ebony Fashion Fair in the 1960’s. Nicole Avant recently produced a Netflix documentary about her father, The Black Godfather. Avant is married to Ted Sarandos, a co-chief executive of Netflix. She’s also the a former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.