By AP/KWMU

Knoxville, Tenn. – The younger brother of St. Louis Rams' defensive end Leonard Little has been shot to death in Tennessee.

Police say Jermaine Little, 24, was found shot at a friend's home in Knoxville. Leonard Little was played in Knoxville for the University of Tennessee.

It appears a dispute over money was a factor, and a 17-year-old girl was taken into custody. Little's girlfriend, Jessica Butcher, claimed Jermaine owed her $500, according to Harriman police chief Jack Stockton. "There was a physical altercation inside the residence and something happened," Stockton said.

The suspect, identified by witnesses as Bianca Nicole Taylor, had accompanied Butcher to the house, went outside to their car "and came back with a gun, allegedly, and fired one shot at the doorway," Stockton added.

Oak Ridge, Tenn. police later spotted Taylor's car, chased her until she wrecked, then caught her after she ran to her apartment. She was being held in the Anderson County Jail with charges pending.

Rams interim coach Joe Vitt said Little was told of his brother's death after Monday night's 45-29 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. "Man, that was hard, that was tough," Vitt said. He said Little flew back to St. Louis from Indianapolis with the team, then flew to Tennessee to be with his family.

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