FBI seek former NBA star

Crittenton, who is believed to be in Los Angeles, is being sought for the August 19 shooting death of 22-year-old Julian Jones in Atlanta.

Witnesses said Jones was shot with an assault rifle by someone driving a dark-coloured SUV, the FBI said in a statement.

Several days after the woman was shot, Crittenton, 23, of Fayetteville, Georgia, purchased a one-way airline ticket from Atlanta to Los Angeles, where he has friends and family, the FBI said.

Crittenton has been charged by Atlanta police with murder, and on Monday the FBI issued an arrest warrant for him for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Crittenton was drafted by the Lakers in 2007 and ended his career with the Wizards after a stint in Memphis, according to the league website. He played college ball at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

In January 2010, the NBA suspended Crittenton and Wizards team-mate Gilbert Arenas without pay for the rest of the season for bringing guns into the locker room after a dispute over a poker game on a flight home from a game.

Crittenton pleaded guilty to a criminal charge and received a sentence of one year of probation over that incident.