The Beverly Hills Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of long-time Beverly Hills resident Jacqueline Avant, 81, on Dec. 2. Avant was shot and killed at her home in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood in the early morning of Dec. 1. Avant, wife of music executive and producer Clarence Avant, was a prominent figure and philanthropist in the Beverly Hills art and culture world.
“To the Beverly Hills Community, let me reassure you, this is one of the most protected and patrolled cities in the world. Crime of any kind will not be tolerated here. Let this be a message to anyone thinking of committing a crime in Beverly Hillsyou will be caught and brought to justice,” Chief Mark Stainbrook said at a news conference on Dec. 2.
