John Lennon Dies: Dec. 9, 1980 | Archives | TODAY

this evening John lenon arrived at the emergency room at the Roosevelt Hospital he was dead on at the time of his arrival numerous resuscitative efforts were made after his arrival in the hospital including transfusions surgical procedures other procedures but in spite of the effort of many Physicians and after many procedures we were unable to restore the life of Mr Lennon good morning everyone I'm Tom broka this is today December 9th I'm here with Jan Paulie and this entire half hour will be devoted to the murder of John Lennon ex Beetle one of the best known musicians and most influential people of his time as you heard Dr Steven Lynn at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City say lennin was shot and killed at about 11:00 last night outside his apartment building news of the lenon shooting of course spread quickly around the world NBC News correspondent Steven Frasier tells what happened last night on Manhattan's west side Witnesses told police lennin was shot near the door to his apartment building as he and Yoko Ono returned from a recording studio I saw John Ando get out of the out ofine they walked into the gate and oh God let me just take a time and then I heard four four or five shots they were air shattering they were air sh I heard Yoko and I heard a woman screaming it was Yoko she was screaming help me Lenin's building is home for many celebrities strangers waiting for a glimpse of some resident are not uncommon the man accused of shooting Lenin dropped his gun afterward and waited for police to arrive a detective who questioned him at a nearby police station said he is Mark Chapman a 25-year-old Hawaiian who has been in New York one week he Mr Chapman has been about the Dakota for the last several days he was there on Saturday asking about Mr Lennon he was there on Sunday asking about Mr Lennon and he was there again this afternoon when Mr Lennon and his wife left for a recording session he was able to obtain an autograph on an album from Mr Lennon as he left for the recording studio where he was going he remained at that location all evening waiting for Mr Lennon to come back sometime shortly before 11:00 John lenon and his wife arrived back at the Dakota in limousine they parked the limousine on the curb right outside the Dakota there is a driveway into which they might have gone but on this occasion did not they got out of the car out of the limousine and walked into the archway area of the Dakota to the right as you walk in the archway area is kind of a vestibule which has a doorway a glass doorway this individual uh Mr Chapman came up behind him and called to him Mr Lennon as he arrived at that doorway and then in a combat stance he fired he emptied the Charter Arms 38 caliber gun that he had with him and um shot John Lennon johen at the hospital where Lennon was taken Young People Prayed he's not dead John let can't be dead Mark Chapman charged with the murder of John Lennon will be arraigned later this morning Steven frager NBC News New York

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Published: Mon Jun 02 2014