Yetunde Price

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. 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 Compton, an area of Los Angeles County, California, known for its history of gang violence. She was shot in the back of 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. Image File history File links Headshot of Yetunde Price This work is copyrighted. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is a former World No. ... Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is a professional womens tennis player who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and is a former World No. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Hub City, CPT Location in the state of California County Los Angeles County Mayor Eric Perrodin Area    - City 26. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ...

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. The first two trials ended in a mistrial and a hung jury. 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. The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ... In criminal trials in some common law jurisdictions, a plea of nolo contendere means that the defendant neither admits nor disputes the charge, and is an alternative to pleading guilty or not guilty. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mistrial. ... A hung jury is a jury whose required majority cannot reach or agree upon a unanimous verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is deadlocked with irreconcilable differences of opinion. ... Cocaine is a crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... Although there is no precise definition of the term, an assault weapon is generally defined as a semi-automatic firearm that is similar in name, appearance, or design to a fully automatic firearm or military weapon. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rapper The Game dedicated his song Dreams in her memory. Jayceon Terell Taylor (born November 27, 1979 in Los Angeles,[1] California), better known by his stage name The Game, is a multi-platinum American rapper signed to Interscope Records. ... Dreams is the third (international) single by the rapper The Game, taken from his debut album, The Documentary. ...

After winning the 2007 Australian Open, Serena dedicated her victory to Yetunde. The 2007 Australian Open will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January through 28 January 2007. ...

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• ESPN article