Tunde Williams aka Tunde Price is featured in the new biopic King Richard. Here’s what her sister has to say about the recently released movie.
Yetunde Hawanya Tara Price was murdered in a shooting in 2003. She was regarded as the oldest half-sister to Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
Interestingly, she used to work as a personal assistant to the Williams sisters. However, her original profession was regarded as a nurse.
Who Is Tunde Williams aka Tunde Price? Everything To Know
Tunde Williams aka Tunde Price was an owner of a hair salon. Despite having financial assistance from her sisters, she always wanted to pay her way in the world.
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On September 14, 2003, she was chatting in an SUV with her boyfriend. Reportedly, two members of the Southside Compton Crips street gang were guarding the so-called trap house.
A few moments later, the gangsters opened fire on the SUV trying to defend the house from what they believed were rivals. During the incident, Tunde was shot and her partner didn’t realize it.
Later, he sped the car away and called emergency services. Eventually, Tunde was pronounced dead after reaching the hospital. Her cause of death was from a bullet wound in the head.
Months later, her murder trial revealed that she was innocent. Moreover, the prosecutor and the defense both agreed that neither Price nor her boyfriend was in the area to buy drugs.
After 20 years of the incident, the biopic movie King Richard has featured Tunde’s story. The film features the well-known actor Will Smith who portrays the role of Tunde’s dad.
Both her sisters spoke to Will on Red Table Talk before the show hit the cinemas. Reportedly, Serena couldn’t stop her tears while watching Yetunde on screen.
We are almost 7 years after the death of Yetunde Price, the sister of Venus & Serena Williams who was slain during a gang shootout in Compton Sunday, September 14th, 2003
May her soul rest in peace
I was listening to #Dreams by @thegame@serenawilliams & @Venuseswilliams ♥️❤️
— ?️?️iPoni YaseKoloni?️?️ (@MbakuShaka) August 10, 2020
Learn About Serena Williams Siblings
Tunde and Venus Williams are not the only siblings of Serena Williams. Reportedly, she has a total of seven brothers and sisters.
Excluding Serena and Venus, her other five siblings are Richard, Lyndrea, Isha, Dylan, and Ronner. Well, they all are the children of Richard Williams and Oracene Price.
According to Wikipedia, Tunde is considered as the older daughter of her parents. She was believed to be the child of Oracene Price and Yusef Rashee.
Serena Williams: I went through huge depression over Yetunde’s death – https://t.co/xfrynYPZOo pic.twitter.com/oAmIpAgeZi
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Where Is Tunde Williams Now?
As we mentioned earlier, Tunde Williams is no more in this world. Despite her passing, her memories are forever engraved within the Price family.
In 2005, rapper The Game dedicated his song Dreams to Yetunde. Since 2016, the Williams sisters run the Yetunde Price Resource Center that assists the families of the victims.