Murder Murder_of_Selena

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on march 30, 1995, selena contacted leonard wong perfume samples had made her. according wong, selena told him meeting saldívar next morning pick samples had been stolen her. same day, told employee @ boutique expecting fire saldívar. @ 7:30 a.m. (cst) friday, march 31, selena rose bed, donned green workout sweats, , left saldívar s motel room. @ motel, saldívar told selena had been raped in mexico. selena took doctors regional hospital, medical staff noticed saldívar showed clear symptoms of depression. saldívar told medical staff had bled little . staff noticed selena angrily respond saldívar had told opposite, bleeding copiously day before. nurse carla anthony informed saldívar needed travel san antonio obtain gynecological examination because saldívar resident of san antonio, hospital in corpus, , rape occurred outside country. while driving motel, selena told saldívar best if stayed apart while avoid upsetting quintanilla, jr. according dr. martinez, selena had tried contact him morning not speak on telephone because performing surgery. @ 10:00 a.m. (cst), quintanilla, jr. contacted pérez determine whereabouts of selena; due record song @ q-productions morning , had not arrived. pérez called selena on cellular telephone , reminded of scheduled recording. told him had forgotten session , taking care of 1 last [item of] business , @ q-productions after. last telephone call selena answered , last time pérez heard voice.

at motel room, selena , saldívar began arguing. motel guests complained loud noises coming saldívar s room. said heard 2 women arguing business matters. selena told saldívar no longer trusted, , demanded saldívar return financial papers. selena dumped saldívar s satchel containing bank statements onto bed , saw gun. @ 11:48 a.m. (cst), saldívar pointed @ selena. selena tried flee, saldívar shot once on lower right shoulder, severing artery , causing massive loss of blood. trinidad espinoza, hotel s maintenance man, reported hearing loud bang , likened car engine misfiring. selena critically wounded; ran towards lobby, leaving trail of blood 392 feet (119 m) long. seen clutching chest screaming, me! me! ve been shot! ; saldívar still chasing after her, pointing gun @ her, , calling bitch . according carlos morales, waiting outside motel, heard screaming , saw selena running towards him. grabbed morales , screamed, ll shoot me again . selena collapsed on floor @ 11:49 a.m. (cst) hotel general manager barbara schultz telephoned emergency services. singer identified saldívar assailant , gave number of room had been shot. shawna vela , hotel sales manager ruben deleon tried stop flow of blood. selena s condition began deteriorate rapidly motel staff attended her. selena screamed @ staff, telling them, lock door, ll shoot me again . deleon tried talk selena noticed beginning lose consciousness; said moaning , moving less often. deleon noticed selena s eyes had rolled , went limp.

an ambulance arrived @ scene in 1 minute , 55 seconds. paramedics tore away green sweater bleeding taking place , applied vaseline gauze selena s wound, stopped surface bleeding. selena s heartbeat slow; paramedic performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation keep blood circulating. paramedic richard fredrickson said late when arrived in lobby. found thick [pool of blood] neck knees, way around on both sides [of body] . fredrickson not locate pulse; when placed fingers on neck, felt muscle twitches.

a paramedic tried inserting intravenous needle selena, veins had collapsed because of massive blood loss , low (or no) blood pressure, making insertion extremely difficult. local police closed off navigation boulevard. when paramedics delivered selena corpus christi memorial hospital @ 12:00 p.m. (cst), pupils fixed , dilated, there no evidence of neurological function, , had no vital signs. doctors able establish erratic heartbeat long enough transfer trauma room. doctors began blood transfusions in attempt re-establish blood circulation after opening selena s chest , finding massive internal bleeding. selena s right lung damaged, collarbone shattered, , veins emptied of blood. doctors widened chest opening, administered drugs heart, , applied pressure wounds. dr. louis elkins said pencil-size artery leading heart had been cut in 2 hollow-point bullet , 6 units of blood transfusion had spilled out circulatory system. after 50 minutes doctors realized damage irreparable. selena quintanilla-pérez pronounced dead @ 1:05 p.m. (cst) blood loss , cardiac arrest.

during third hour after shooting, autopsy performed due overwhelming media interest. revealed bullet had entered selena s upper right back, near shoulder blade, passed through chest cavity, severed right subclavian artery, , exited right upper chest. doctors said if bullet had been 1 millimeter higher or lower, wound have been less severe.

standoff

after shooting, saldívar entered red 1994 gmc pickup truck , tried leave motel parking lot. motel employee rosario garza saw saldívar leave room wrapped towel. later thought going q-productions shoot quintanilla, jr. , others waiting selena. however, spotted responding police officer in vehicle. officer left vehicle, drew gun, , ordered saldívar out of truck. saldívar did not comply; backed , parked adjacent 2 cars. truck blocked in police vehicle. saldívar picked pistol, pointed @ right temple, , threatened commit suicide. swat team , fbi crisis negotiation unit brought in. musicologist himilce novas later said event reminiscent of o.j. simpson s planned suicide 10 months earlier.

larry young , isaac valencia began negotiating saldívar. ran telephone line base of operations adjacent saldívar s pickup truck standoff continued. lead negotiator young tried establish rapport saldívar , persuade give herself up. valencia suggested shooting accidental; saldívar later changed story, saying gun went off itself. spoke relatives in addition speaking police. motel guests ordered remain in rooms until police escorted them out. later afternoon, police drained gasoline gas tank of saldívar s car , turned on floodlights.

after standoff entered fourth hour, valencia succeeded in getting saldívar confess had intended shoot herself. saldívar said when placed gun own head, selena tried tell not kill herself. when selena opened door leave, saldívar said told close it. said gun went off when selena left. during sixth hour, saldívar agreed give herself up, when saw police officer pointing rifle @ her, panicked, ran truck, picked revolver, , pointed @ head again. saldívar surrendered after more 9 hours. then, hundreds of selena s fans had gathered @ scene; many wept police took saldívar away. press conference called within hours of selena s murder; saldívar had not yet been named in media reports. assistant police chief ken bung , quintanilla, jr. told press possible motive selena s intention terminate saldívar s employment.

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