New Delhi, March 28 -- Yolanda Saldivar, the woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez in 1995, has been denied parole and will remain in prison, the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles announced on Thursday. Saldivar, now 64, was serving a life sentence for fatally shooting the young singer at a Corpus Christi motel.

This was Saldivar's first opportunity for parole since her conviction nearly three decades ago. However, the board determined she still poses a public safety risk.

"The panel found that Saldivar continues to pose a threat to public safety," the board said in a statement, adding that her crime showed "a conscious disregard for the lives, safety, or property of others."

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