NEW YORK (CBS) Sergio "El Shaka" Vega, a Mexican musician famous for his songs about drug barons, was murdered Saturday night while driving in his red Cadillac to a concert in Sinaloa state in ...

Hours after completing an interview confirming his wellbeing, famed Mexican musician and singer Sergio “El Shaka” Vega was shot and killed while on his way to a performance. Eerily, Vega spent several ...

Hours after a famed Mexican musician told fans he was very much alive – someone killed him. Vega, 40, performed under the name “El Shaka” and rose to fame for his catalogue of “narcocorridos,” songs ...

When warlords are fighting, being a court musician can become dangerous work. On Saturday evening a popular Mexican singer, Sergio Vega, nicknamed El Shaka, was shot to death on the highway in ...

In a gory scene that's become all too typical of Mexico, the bullet-ridden body of famed singer Sergio "El Shaka" Vega was found on a desert highway over the weekend just hours after the musician had ...

MEXICO CITY, June 28 (UPI) -- Popular Mexican entertainer Sergio "El Shaka" Vega was shot and killed by a group of gunmen on his way to perform at a village festival, officials said. The 40-year-old ...

In response to such hoaxes, it has become commonplace to hear celebrities denying rumors of their deaths. Usually a statement from the famous person so named or his or her publicist puts the matter to ...

In Mexico over the weekend violence claimed the life of a popular singer. Sergio Vega - known as "El Shaka" - was killed by gunfire on Saturday. He had been on his way to perform in the state of ...

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