The Dakota and John Lennon assassination

The Dakota apartment building, completed in 1884, is the Manhattan residence where John Lennon lived and was shot and killed outside the building on December 8, 1980. The building's courtyard and the archway near its entrance remain the location associated with that event. Over the decades the Dakota has accrued many anecdotal reports of hauntings and paranormal sightings tied to its long history, but such claims are disputed and not documented as verifiable phenomena.