NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Mark David Chapman, convicted of killing John Lennon in front of the former Beatle's New York City apartment, was denied parole Tuesday, officials said.
The decision was rendered by a three-member panel of New York state parole board commissioners, CNN reported. The panel concluded in a written statement it would be "inappropriate at this time and incompatible with the welfare of the community" to release Chapman -- who shot Lennon Dec. 8, 1980, in front of The Dakota co-op where Lennon lived with his wife, Yoko Ono, and their son Sean Lennon. The panel said it was concerned "about the disregard (Chapman) showed for the norms of our society and the sanctity of human life," CNN reported.