John Lennon was shot outside his apartment in New York 40 years ago today, on December 8 1980. Lennon, 40, was killed by Beatles fan Mark David Chapman, 25, who reportedly idolised the musician.At the time he claimed he was carrying out the JD Salinger book Catcher in the Rye, saying he identified with the main character’s “isolation” and “loneliness”.Earlier in the day Chapman waited outside the Dakota, Lennon’s Manhattan apartment building, and asked Lennon for an autograph, when on his way to a recurring session.In the evening, when Lennon returned home by limo, Chapman shot the musician four times as he left the car, with Yoko witnessing the incident.He was pronounced dead an hour later at nearby Roosevelt Hospital.But where is John’s.
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