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Williams' sister was sitting with drug dealer Police investigating the murder of Venus and Serena Williams' older sister believe a gang feud or a drug dispute might have led to the death of the 31-year-old. Aaron Michael Hammer, 24, was held without bail after being booked for investigation of murder. As many as four others were being sought for questioning, Los Angeles investigators said. Hammer has ties to a street gang although he is not a member, police said. He also has been convicted on counts of cheque forgery and commercial burglary. Yetunde Price, 31, was shot in the chest...

Matt Lauer of The Today Show just completed an interview with Daniel Rosenberg, a deputy sheriff in Los Angeles county who is in charge of the investigation into the shooting death of Yetunde Price, sister of tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams. Toward the end of the interview, Rosenberg dropped a couple bombshells. He said there were strong indications that gangs, and "drugs" were involved in the altercation that lead to the shooting. He also mentioned that the person who was in the SUV with Yetunde Price when she was shot was a convicted felon, and that based on the...

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A 24-year-old man was arrested in the investigation of the shooting that killed the older sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced early Monday. The suspect was identified as Aaron Michael Hammer. He was jailed without bail, said sheriff's Deputy Richard Pena. The deputy didn't say what led to Hammer's arrest or when he was taken into custody. Pena said homicide detectives were still seeking the public's assistance in gathering information about the killing of Yetunde Price, who was shot in the chest early Sunday about a mile...

nothing follows..just announced on Fox by Tony Snow.

<p>LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Yetunde Price, the oldest sister and personal assistant of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, was fatally shot early Sunday, according to Raymone Baine, publicist for Serena Williams.</p> <p>Price and Serena Williams were recently profiled in People Magazine, which is owned by CNN's parent company, AOL Time Warner. "This is extremely devastating news," Bain said. "They are a very close-knit family."</p>