13 Famous People Who Were Tragically Shot

From chart-topping musicians to beloved actors and world leaders, these notable names all met the same devastating fate — a life cut short by a bullet. We have lost many beloved stars over the years, but those who were shot dead leave an especially haunting mark. In this photo gallery, we remember 13 famous individuals whose lives were taken by gun violence. John Lennon Lennon was just 40 years old when tragedy struck outside New York's famed Dakota building on December 8, 1980. His killer, Mark David Chapman, had coldly asked for an autograph hours earlier — then returned to shoot the beloved Beatle. Chillingly, Chapman stayed at the scene reading "The Catcher in the Rye," and in a 2022 parole hearing admitted there was "evil in his heart." Tupac ShakurShakur was just 25 when he was sho