Marvin gaye killed by his dad

On April 1, , Marvin was fatally shot by his father in their Los Angeles home. [1][2] Gaye was shot twice following an altercation with his father. It seems that the shooting occurred in the heat of the moment, and Marvin Gay Sr. pleaded no contest to a voluntary manslaughter charge.

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. On the day of the murder, Marvin and Marvin Sr were arguing about a misplaced insurance policy document.

Shortly after this, Marvin, Sr took the pistol that his son gave him and shot him in the chest. The fight took place at their home in Los Angeles, and Marvin was shot twice by his father, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the nearest hospital. Moments later, Marvin Gay Sr.

appeared with his giftedcaliber revolver and shot his son twice, in the chest and in the shoulder. According to Alberta Gay, Marvin Gaye struck his father after he ignored Gaye’s warnings to leave his mother alone, or at least speak to her respectfully.

The singer was shot twice, following an argument with his father after he intervened in an altercation between his parents. 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.

The house broke out in mayhem as members of the family screamed in terror. Legendary R&B singer/songwriter/activist Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his own father on April 1, In , I was doing the morning show on BFM in New Orleans and I recall. After an alleged assassination attempt, Marvin became increasingly paranoid, so on Christmas of , he gave his father a pistol to protect him from potential robbers and murderers.

Search Submit. The first shot was fatal, but Marvin, Sr moved closer and shot him again. Marvin Gaye was fatally shot by his father, Marvin Gay Sr, on April 1, , at their home in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California. Marvin Gaye was a singer and songwriter, known for his prominent role in the Motown record company.

He grew up in Washington, D. Marvin soon became successful in the music industry, and had created a number of hit songs. As Marvin and his father fought for hours about the missing document, the altercation became physical when Marvin kicked his father, according to testimony from his mother, who was a witness.

Gaye was pronounced dead at the hospital, the day before his 45th birthday. The father of the singer Marvin Gaye dies in a Californian retirement home, some 14 years after he shot and killed his son during a family row. The bullet hit his right lung, heart, diaphragm, liver, stomach, and left kidney.