Police in Los Angeles have charged a man (24) over the shooting dead of the eldest sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.
Mr Aaron Michael Hammer is accused of shooting Ms Yetunde Price (31), in Compton, police said. Compton is an area known for drugs and gang violence about 20 miles south of Los Angeles.
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Mr Aaron Michael Hammer appears in court in Compton
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Ms Price was shot last Sunday morning outside a house that witnesses described as abandoned.
There had been a confrontation between neighbourhood residents and Ms Price, who was riding in a sports utility vehicle with another man.
Ms Price died of gunshot wounds to her upper body a short time after arriving at a local hospital. The mother of three owned a Los Angeles-area beauty salon and worked as a personal assistant to her two sisters.
According to reports, an assault rifle was found at the scene and neighbours said they heard up to 20 gunshots.
Investigators are trying to determine why Ms Price, who lived some 20 miles to the east, was in the area.