murder of Selena

When

31 Mar 1995

Kind

Murder

Killed

1

Coordinates

27.80° N, 97.45° W

Description

murder of American singer Selena, taking place on March 31, 1995

Injured

0

1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US

On the morning of March 31, 1995, American singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was fatally shot at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. The shooter, Yolanda Saldívar, an American nurse and the president of Selena's fan club, had embezzled thousands of dollars from the singer's earnings.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Murder of Selena: Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is shot and killed by her fan club president Yolanda Saldívar at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Corpus Christi, los Estados Unidos, muere asesinada la cantante mexicano-estadounidense Selena por la presidenta de su club de fanes, Yolanda Saldívar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page