(NEW YORK) — JOHN LENNON WAS SHOT DEAD. THAT’S THE REPORT FROM NEW YORK POLICE ON THE FORMER BEATLE. IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE DAKOTA, THE LUXURY APARTMENT HOUSE WHERE HE AND HIS WIFE, YOKO ONO, LIVED. LENNON HAD JUST HAD HIS 40TH BIRTHDAY, IN OCTOBER.
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