What happened to Selena Quintanilla on March 31, 1995?
Q: What happened to Selena Quintanilla on March 31, 1995?
A: Selena Quintanilla was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar.
Q: What had Yolanda Saldivar been doing prior to the murder?
A: Yolanda Saldivar had been embezzling money from Selena's boutiques and fan club.
Q: How did Selena react when she found out about the embezzlement?
A: Selena could not believe her best friend would do something like that and tried to maintain their friendship.
Q: Why did Selena go to meet up with Saldívar on March 31, 1995?
A: On March 31, 1995, Selena went to meet up with Saldívar in order to collect paperwork and missing documents for tax preparations.
Q: What happened when they met at the hotel?
A: When they met at the hotel, Saldívar claimed that she was raped in Mexico which made Selena decide to end their friendship. When Selena attempted to close the door, Saldivar pulled out a gun from her purse and shot her in the back.
Q: What happened after shooting her?
A: After shooting her,Selena was taken to a local hospital but was declared dead. Meanwhile, Saldívar went into her pickup truck and threatened suicide before giving herself up after nine hours.
Q: How has Selenas death been remembered since then?
A: Since then there have been many tributes done throughout the United States and Mexico including two life-sized statues made in honor of her memory as well as a 1997 movie starring Jennifer Lopez as her breakthrough role . George W Bush also declared April 16th as "Selenas Day" in Texas making it one of the darkest days in music history which helped increase awareness of her popularity across America
