Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A farkon shekarun 1990, an kama Pérez saboda tuki a ƙarƙashin rinjayar San Antonio, amma an sake shi ba tare da caji ba. A cikin watanni na farko da aka kama shi, Pérez ya shiga cikin abin da ya faru a cikin ɗakin otel; shi da wasu 'yan kungiyar Selena y Los Dinos sun bugu kuma suka fara kokawa a cikin ɗaki, suka fasa ƙofar kuma suka huda ramuka a cikin ganuwar. A ranar 31 ga Maris, 1995, Selena ta kasance
An harbe ta kuma an kashe ta da tsohon abokinta kuma tsohon manajan kantin sayar da ita, Yolanda Saldívar. Kisan Selena ya ɓata wa Pérez rai ƙwarai, wanda ya soma shan miyagun ƙwayoyi da giya.