Police found Clarence Avant cradling the head of Jackie, his wife of 54 years, who later died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Aariel Maynor, the man accused of killing Jacqueline Avant last week in her home during a botched home invasion, has officially been charged with her murder.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is also charging Maynor, 29, with attempted murder for firing at a security guard inside Avant’s Trousdale Estates, Calif., home, according to The Los Angeles Times.
“Mrs. Avant was a treasured member of our community. Her generosity and goodwill touched so many lives,” Gascón said Monday. “My office is working closely with the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments in the investigation and prosecution of this case. We must continue to work together to hold accountable the people who commit violent crimes against our community.”
More details emerged in the case this week, including that Avant, 81, was shot three times in the abdomen after Maynor entered her family’s home by breaking a sliding glass door with a rock.
Her husband, acclaimed music executive Clarence Avant, 90, reportedly did not see the shooting, but he heard an argument followed by the gunfire.
Additionally, The L.A. Times is reporting that when police entered the home, they found Mr. Avant cradling the head of Jackie, his wife of 54 years, who later died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Source: Suspect in fatal shooting of Jacqueline Avant charged with murder
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