One such tragedy was the devastating loss of their sister, Yetunde Price.

Price, their oldest sister, was gunned down in Compton on September 14, 2003.

“Like it was all we could do, was like the most mindless thing we could do.”

Serena Williams (R) poses her oldest sister Yetunde Price and her “Best Female Athlete” award backstage during the 2003 ESPY Awards

He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and was paroled in 2018.

Maxfield was later arrested again for violating that parole, according toPeople.

To honor Price’s memory, Venus and Serena created the Yetunde Price Resource Center.

The Price/Williams family (clockwise from top left)Lyndrea Price, Oracene Price, Isha Price, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Yetunde Price

“She was our oldest sister and obviously she meant a lot to us.”