COMPTON, CALIF. L.A. police arrest man tied to shooting of tennis standouts' sister

Yetunda Price was shot in the chest early Sunday and later died.
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) -- A 24-year-old man was arrested in the investigation of the shooting that killed the older sister of tennis standouts Venus and Serena Williams, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced early Monday.
The suspect was identified as Aaron Michael Hammer, of Compton. 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.
Yetunde Price was shot in the chest early Sunday about a mile from the tennis courts where her sisters first rose to prominence in this Los Angeles suburb that has long been notorious for gang activity and violence.
Price had been sitting with a man in a sport utility vehicle shortly after midnight when "somehow they had become involved in a confrontation with the local residents," Pena said.
The man with Price was not hurt and drove her to a relative's house in Long Beach, from which he called 911, Pena said. Price, 31, was taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, where she died.
Early Monday, authorities identified the man with Price as Rolland Wormley, 28. He was jailed after authorities discovered he was on parole, which they said he violated by being at the scene of the shooting. It wasn't disclosed what he was on parole for.
Authorities said it wasn't known whether Price knew her assailant or what prompted the dispute. An assault rifle was found at the murder scene and neighbors reported hearing six to 20 gunshots.
Sad day
The Williams sisters issued a statement shortly after the shooting saying their family had been overwhelmed with grief at news of Price's death.
Venus flew Sunday from New York to Los Angeles and Serena traveled from Toronto to gather with relatives. Price, a registered nurse who owned a beauty salon, was a personal assistant to her half-sisters.
"We are extremely shocked, saddened and devastated by the shooting death of our beloved Yetunde," the family said in the statement.
"She was our nucleus and our rock. She was personal assistant, confidant, and adviser to her sisters, and her death leaves a void that can never be filled. Our grief is overwhelming, and this is the saddest day of our lives," the statement said.
The tree-shaded street where Price died is lined with homes with barred windows. Residents said gunfire is a common weekend disruption.
Price was one of five sisters who spent their early years in Compton.
She was divorced and had three children, Jair, 5; Justus, 9; and Jeffrey, 11. She had moved to Corona, 40 miles from Compton in neighboring Riverside County, and took her mother's maiden name a few years ago after her parents divorced. She recently opened a hair salon in nearby Lakewood with a friend from high school.