The Zama and Shibuya shootings were the double spree shootings in Japan on July 29, 1965, by Misao Katagiri (片桐 操, Katagiri Misao, April 15, 1947 – July 21, 1972), which left one police officer dead and 17 people injured, at the conclusion of which he was captured by police officers. Katagiri was later executed.[1]
Zama and Shibuya shootings | |
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Location | Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture and Shibuya, Tokyo in Japan |
Date | July 29, 1965 11:00–19:18 (UTC+09:00) |
Attack type | Spree shooting, hostage crisis, shootout |
Weapons | Rifle, Handgun |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 17 |
Perpetrator | Misao Katagiri |
Misao Katagiri | |
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Born | |
Died | July 21, 1972 Miyagi Prison, Japan | (aged 25)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Date | July 29, 1965 11:00–19:18 (UTC+09:00) |
Location(s) | Zama & Shibuya, Japan |
Killed | 1 |
Injured | 17 |
Weapons | Rifle |
Timeline
editKatagiri was born in Setagaya, Tokyo and reportedly loved guns. On July 29, 1965, he shot dead one policeman and injured another with a rifle in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He stole a handgun and hijacked four cars. In Shibuya, Tokyo, he entered a gun shop near the Shibuya fire station and took four hostages, which resulted in a gun battle with the police. About 5,000 people, including Norio Nagayama, witnessed the gunfight, during which he injured 16 people.[2] One hostage attacked him and police officers eventually captured him. Katagiri was sentenced to death and was executed on July 21, 1972.[contradictory]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ano Shikeishū no Saigo no Shunkan" (in Japanese). Books Kinokuniya. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ 少年ライフル魔事件 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-03-19.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) 少年ライフル魔事件