Marvin gaye shooting

On April 1, , American musician Marvin Gaye, who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records, was shot and killed on the day before his 45th birthday by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., at their house in the Western Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. [1][2] Gaye was shot twice following an altercation with his father.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvin Gaye, the smooth-voiced soul singer who topped the charts in the s with such hits as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," was shot and killed Sunday by his father after a fight, police said.