This Day in History: John Lennon Is Shot
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This Day in History:
John Lennon Is Shot December 8, 1980 The 40-year-old former
member of the Beatles
was shot and killed by
obsessed fan Mark David Chapman. The outspoken rock icon was entering his Manhattan apartment when Chapman shot him four times at
close range with a .38-caliber revolver. Lennon was rushed to
the hospital but died en route. He had given Chapman
an autograph earlier
in the day. Chapman voluntarily remained
at the scene of the shooting
until he was arrested by police. Demonstrations of mourning
were held all over the world. Deemed a borderline psychotic,
Chapman pleaded guilty to murder
and remains in Attica prison. Lennon is memorialized in
a section of Central Park
known as "Strawberry Fields."
John Lennon Is Shot December 8, 1980 The 40-year-old former
member of the Beatles
was shot and killed by
obsessed fan Mark David Chapman. The outspoken rock icon was entering his Manhattan apartment when Chapman shot him four times at
close range with a .38-caliber revolver. Lennon was rushed to
the hospital but died en route. He had given Chapman
an autograph earlier
in the day. Chapman voluntarily remained
at the scene of the shooting
until he was arrested by police. Demonstrations of mourning
were held all over the world. Deemed a borderline psychotic,
Chapman pleaded guilty to murder
and remains in Attica prison. Lennon is memorialized in
a section of Central Park
known as "Strawberry Fields."