Yetunde Price

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Yetunde Hawanya Tara Price (August 9, 1972 – September 14, 2003) was the elder half-sister and personal assistant to leading tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams. At the time of her death, she was 31 years old, the eldest of their mother's five daughters and mother of three children, a registered nurse and owner of a beauty salon. Price came into the public eye when she was the victim of murder by shooting on September 14, 2003 in a poor section of Compton, an area of Los Angeles County, California, known for its history of gang violence. She was shot in the head while riding in an SUV driven by her boyfriend (who police reported was the intended victim) and died at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/08/national/main577180.shtml Compton Slay Suspect Has Gang Ties, Held Without Bail In Killing Of Tennis Big Sister Yetunde Price - CBS News ] ] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02EFDB1130F936A25752C0A9629C8B63 National Briefing | West: California: Man Sought In Shooting Death - New York Times ] ]

Compton rapper The Game's song "Dreams" is dedicated to her memory, as it states at the end of the track.

Southside Crips gang member Robert Edward Maxfield, 25, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter on March 22, 2006, the day before his third trial in the killing was scheduled to start.Price was also mentioned in rapper "Game's" 2005 song "Dreams": This song is dedicated to Yutandey Price the sister of Venus and Serena Williams who was slainduring a gang shoot-out in Compton, Sunday September 14th 2003, Rest in peace! [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2006-03-22-price-trial-plea_x.htm USATODAY.com - Man pleads no contest in shooting of half-sister of tennis stars ] ] The first two trials ended in a mistrial and a hung jury. [ [http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/30/local/me-price30 Mistrial Declared in Price Case - Los Angeles Times ] ] Prosecutors alleged during trial that Maxfield, surrounded by fellow gang members at a crack house, seized an assault weapon and took aim at the SUV when it approached. On April 6, 2006, Judge Steven Suzukawa sentenced Maxfield to 15 years in prison. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/may/06/tennis.features1 Serena holds court (part two) | Sport | Observer Sport Monthly ] ]

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