Jacqueline Avant’s family believes she was awake at home when an intruder shot and killed her, as Clarence was nearby in the couple’s bedroom … TMZ has learned.
Sources close to the situation tell us Clarence was asleep during the break-in last week at their Trousdale Estates home, but his wife was already up just after 2 AM — as she typically is — in another room.
We’re told she and the suspect unexpectedly came face-to-face … the family believes they startled each other and that’s when he opened fire.
