Songwriter shot by handyman

Songwriter and producer Fabio Alonso Salgado was critically wounded in a shooting at his LA home on Friday. Salgado - who has worked with nearly every crossover Latin pop star including Gloria Estefan, Paula Rubino, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Julio Iglesias - was believed to have been attacked by a long-serving employee. Francisco Oliveira was said by police to have been delivering blow to Salgado when he shot him in the back of the head; although the injuries were near-fatal, the songwriter was able to tell police what had happened to him.

A seven-times winner of the BMI Latin Songwriter of the Year, Salgado - who was widely known as Estefano - released his first solo work as a singer in 2005.