Selena was killed by a woman.
Selena . On March 31 , 1995 , Selena was shot dead by Yolanda Saldívar , her friend and former employee of her Selena Etc. boutiques . Yolanda Saldívar ( born September 19 , 1960 ) is an American woman who was convicted of the murder of Tejano singer , Selena Quintanilla-Pérez on March 31 , 1995 , at the Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi , Texas .