Deloris Irene Avant, 36, was found with a single gunshot wound in her Auburn Hills apartment in the early morning of July 6, 2021. Responders arrived at about 4:24 a.m. after a report of a person being shot; she was taken to a hospital and pronounced deceased. The shooting occurred inside the apartment and did not involve other residents of the complex.

A domestic dispute is reported to have led to the shooting. Avant’s 13-year-old son was asleep in the apartment and was not injured. Authorities identified 32-year-old Lavaren Gaddis of Rochester Hills as the suspect; he was taken into custody and, on July 9, 2021, arraigned on charges of Homicide – Open Murder and Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. He was denied bond and held in the Oakland County Jail pending further proceedings.

If anyone heard or saw anything in the Fountain Circle area the morning of July 6, 2021, or has information about this case, please share what is known.