It is 44 years since John Lennon was shot outside his home in New York City
It was a moment that shocked the world. On this day in 1980, John Lennon was shot dead as he walked into his home at the Dakota building in New York City. The Woolton-raised former Beatle was gunned down by Mark David Chapman, said to be envious of John's lifestyle and inspired by the JD Salinger novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'. Chapman had planned the killing for months and had met John earlier that day to get his copy of the album 'Double Fantasy' signed.
John's fellow Beatles - his childhood friends - all paid tribute to him. In a statement given to the press, George Harrison said: 'After all we went through together, I had and still have great love and respect for him. I am shocked and stunned. 'To rob a life is the ultimate robbery in life. The perpetual encroachment on other people's space is taken to the limit with the use of a gun.
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