The tapes from the earlier recording session, which Lennon had been holding, were scattered across the floor. Lennon staggered up six steps to the Dakota’s reception area and said “I’m shot,” before collapsing. Two struck Lennon in the left side of his back, and two others penetrated his left shoulder. One bullet missed, passing over Lennon’s head and through a window of the Dakota building. The time was 10.52pm.Ĭhapman is said to have adopted a combat stance and fired five hollow-point rounds at Lennon from a Charter Arms. As he approached the archway leading to the Dakota’s courtyard, Mark Chapman emerged from the shadows. Lennon walked a couple of paces behind Ono. Lennon and Ono decided to stop their limousine at 72nd Street and walk the remaining short distance, despite a secure courtyard being available to park in at the Dakota. Their son was being minded by Helen Seaman, the aunt of their assistant Fred.Īlthough it was late on a December night, the outside temperature was unseasonably warm. Lennon and Ono discussed going for a meal at Stage Deli, but decided to first return to the Dakota to say goodnight to five-year-old Sean Lennon. The recording session came to a close at 10.30pm. During the evening session Lennon also telephoned his aunt Mimi in England, and record label owner David Geffen called by with the news that Double Fantasy had been certified gold in its first two weeks on release. The encounter was photographed by Lennon fan Paul Goresh.Īt the Record Plant Studio at 321 West 44th Street they mixed Ono’s song ‘Walking On Thin Ice’, which featured Lennon on lead guitar. Lennon signed Chapman’s copy of Double Fantasy, after which he asked, “Is this all you want?” Chapman nodded in agreement. Before they entered their car, Lennon was stopped for several people seeking autographs, among them 25-year-old hospital worker Mark David Chapman. Lennon and Ono left the Dakota at 5pm with the RKO team. ![]() One of the images, of a naked Lennon lying on a clothed Yoko Ono, was the last ever taken of the couple together. In the early afternoon Rolling Stone photographer Annie Leibovitz arrived at the Lennons’ apartment for a photo session, which lasted from 2-3.30pm. At around 9.45am he returned to his home at the Dakota to give an interview to Dave Sholin, Laurie Kaye, Ron Hummel and Bert Keane for an RKO Radio Network show. At 9am he visited a local barber shop where he had his hair cut into a 1950s-style quiff. Lennon began 8 December 1980 with breakfast at 7.30am at La Fortuna’s, New York City. John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 December 1980 at the entrance of the Dakota building, New York City, where he lived with his wife Yoko Ono.
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