Editing John Lennon (section)

==Murder==
{{Main|Murder of John Lennon}}
[[File:Strawberry Fields in the Central Park with The Dakota behind.jpg|thumb|Wintertime at Strawberry Fields in [[Central Park]] with the Dakota in the background]]
In New York, at approximately 5:00&nbsp;p.m. on 8 December 1980, Lennon autographed a copy of ''Double Fantasy'' for [[Mark David Chapman]] before leaving [[The Dakota]] with Ono for a recording session at the [[Record Plant]].{{sfn|Harry|2000b|p=145}} After the session, Lennon and Ono returned to the Dakota in a limousine at around 10:50{{nbsp}}p.m. (EST). They left the vehicle and walked through the archway of the building. Chapman then shot Lennon twice in the back and twice in the shoulder<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/15265/ |first=Stacia |last=Thiel |title=Revolver |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=2 December 2005|access-date=17 October 2020|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017222913/https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/15265/|url-status=live}}</ref> at close range. Lennon was rushed in a police cruiser to the emergency room of [[Mount Sinai West|Roosevelt Hospital]], where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:15{{nbsp}}p.m. (EST).{{sfn|Ingham|2006|p=82}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/news/john-lennon-death-timeline |title=John Lennon's Death: A Timeline of Events |date=16 June 2020 |website=Biography.com|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208113219/https://www.biography.com/news/john-lennon-death-timeline|url-status=live}}</ref>

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Ono issued a statement the next day, saying "There is no funeral for John. Later in the week we will set the time for a silent vigil to pray for his soul. We invite you to participate from wherever you are at the time." She requested that instead of flowers, people could donate to Lennon's personal charitable foundation, the Spirit Foundation. "John loved and prayed for the human race. Please pray the same for him. Love. Yoko and Sean."<ref>Joyce Wadler and Mike Sager, "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/12/10/i-just-shot-john-lennon-he-said-coolly/41d37bda-f5dd-4133-b9eb-4bf40935ae78/ 'I Just Shot John Lennon,' He Said Coolly]." ''Washington Post'', Dec. 8, 1980.</ref>{{sfn|Harry|2000b|p=692}} His remains were [[Cremation|cremated]] at [[Ferncliff Cemetery]] in [[Hartsdale, New York]]. Ono scattered his ashes in New York's [[Central Park]], where the [[Strawberry Fields (memorial)|Strawberry Fields memorial]] was later created.{{sfn|Harry|2000b|p=510}} Chapman avoided going to trial when he ignored his lawyer's advice and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20-years-to-life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/GCA00P00/WIQ3/WINQ130 |title=Inmate Population Information Search |publisher=Nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov|access-date=27 September 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016225037/http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/GCA00P00/WIQ3/WINQ130|archive-date=16 October 2014}}</ref>{{refn|group=nb|In September 2022, he was denied parole for the 12th time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mark-david-chapman-john-lennon-killer-denied-parole-1234592079/ |title=John Lennon's Killer, Mark David Chapman, Denied Parole for the 12th Time |date=12 September 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone | access-date=23 December 2022 | archive-date=23 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223084011/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mark-david-chapman-john-lennon-killer-denied-parole-1234592079/ | url-status=live}}</ref>}}

In the weeks following the murder, "(Just Like) Starting Over" and ''Double Fantasy'' topped the charts in the UK and the US.{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=277}} "Imagine" hit number one in the UK in January 1981 and "Happy Xmas" peaked at number two.{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=279}} "Imagine" was succeeded at the top of the UK chart by "[[Woman (John Lennon song)|Woman]]", the second single from ''Double Fantasy''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/all-the-number-1-singles__7931/#1980s |title=All The Number 1 Singles |website=The Official Charts Company|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-date=26 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326223222/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/all-the-number-1-singles__7931/#1980s|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, [[Roxy Music]]'s cover version of "[[Jealous Guy#Roxy Music version|Jealous Guy]]", recorded as a tribute to Lennon, was also a UK number-one.{{sfn|Harry|2000b|p=411}}