December 8, 1980 - Rock musician John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman.
Mark David Chapman is an incarcerated American who murdered former Beatles member John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of his apartment at The Dakota, Chapman fired five shots at Lennon from a few yards away with a Charter Arms Undercover .38 Special revolver.