Death of Marvin Gaye
| Death of Marvin Gaye | |
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Gaye in 1973
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| Location | West Adams, Los Angeles, California, U.S. America |
| Coordinates | 34°2′16″N 118°18′49″W / 34.03778°N 118.31361°WCoordinates: 34°2′16″N 118°18′49″W / 34.03778°N 118.31361°W |
| Date | April 1, 1984 12:38 pm (approx time) (Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8)) |
| Target | Marvin Gaye |
| Weapons | .38 Special |
| Perpetrator | Marvin Gay, Sr. |
Marvin Gaye was an American musician who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records. He was fatally shot by his father, Marvin Gay, Sr. on April 1, 1984 at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. Gaye was shot twice following an altercation with his father after he intervened in an argument between his parents. The wounds were fatal and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the California Hospital Medical Center. Gaye's death inspired several musical tributes over the years including recollections of the incidents leading to his death. Gaye was given a burial plot at Forest Lawn Cemetery and was later cremated and his ashes spread around the Pacific Ocean. Gaye's death was listed at No. 8 on VH-1/VH-1 Classic's 100 Most Shocking Moments in Music.
By 1983, Marvin Gaye had re-emerged in the public eye after a European tax exile with the hit song, "Sexual Healing" and its album, Midnight Love. For a time, he had also achieved sobriety during his extensive stay in Belgium. Returning to the United States, he embarked on his final grueling Sexual Healing Tour in April of that year. Gaye, who had a profound dislike for touring, returned to cocaine use to cope with the pressures of the road, and midway through the tour he developed paranoia over an alleged attempt on his life, wearing a bulletproof vest until he was on stage. In reality, however, there was little, if any, real danger, although while on the tour, road crew member Eric Sharpe committed suicide by hanging himself from a shower curtain rod in New Jersey.
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