He (https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/remembering-marvin-gaye-40-years-later/) was fatally shot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Marvin_Gaye) by his father on April 1, 1984 (https://glidemagazine.com/video/40-years-ago-today-marvin-gaye-fatally-shot-at-44/). Here's some news reports from around that time:
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