Jacqueline Avant, wife of ‘godfather of black music’, killed in Beverly Hills home invasion

The wife of the man known as the “godfather of black music” was shot and killed Wednesday in a break-in at the couple’s Beverly Hills home, police said.

Jacqueline Avant, 81, was found in her home with fatal gunshot wounds, Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook told a press conference.

Avant was the wife of Clarence Avant, a music executive with stints at Motown and other labels who helped mentor an array of African American artists and was inducted earlier this year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The couple’s daughter, Nicole Avant, is married to Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos.

Stainbrook said no one else had been hurt in the incident and that he did not believe it was a random attack, though the motive was not immediately clear.