McCartney Times

On December 8, 1980, five shots rang through the Manhattan air as Mark David Chapman assassinated John Lennon outside of The Dakota, where Lennon lived. The cultural ramifications of Chapman’s gunfire were heard all around the world. But fellow musician James Taylor heard all five shots from John Lennon’s killer’s gun through the glass of his nearby apartment’s windows. Emergency officials rushed Lennon to Mount Sinai West Hospital one mile down the road, but it was too late. The iconic musician was dead. As news of Lennon’s death and the identity of his killer began circulating in the press, Taylor realized he had not only heard Chapman violently taking Lennon’s life.

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Source: John Lennon’s Killer Confronted James Taylor The Day Before He Shot Lennon – American Songwriter