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death of Marvin Gaye
Since 1984
On April 1, 1984, American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye 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 shooting was a culmination of growing tension between the two men. According to police reports, Gaye intervened in an argument between his parents that later exploded into a physical confrontation between father and son, with the latter party physically dominating the other.
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