| Zama and Shibuya shootings | |
| Date: | July 29, 1965 |
| Time: | 11:00–19:18 |
| Type: | Spree shooting, hostage crisis, shootout |
| Fatalities: | 1 |
| Injuries: | 17 |
| Perp: | Misao Katagiri |
| Weapons: | Rifle, Handgun |
| Misao Katagiri | |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Death Place: | Miyagi Prison, Japan |
| Cause: | Execution by hanging |
| Penalty: | Death |
| Date: | July 29, 1965 |
| Time: | 11:00–19:18 |
| Locations: | Zama & Shibuya, Japan |
| Fatalities: | 1 |
| Injuries: | 17 |
| Weapons: | Rifle |
| Criminal Status: | Executed |
| Conviction: | Murder |
The Zama and Shibuya shootings were the double spree shootings in Japan on July 29, 1965, by, 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]
Katagiri 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.