Lordsburg killings

Lordsburg Killings
Part of the internment of Japanese Americans
Japanese internees, who came from the Monterey, Salinas, and Watsonville areas of California, at Camp Lordsburg
DateJuly 27, 1942
LocationNear Lordsburg, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
TypeDouble-homicide by shooting
MotiveDisputed
Deaths2
AccusedClarence Burleson
ChargesManslaughter
VerdictNot guilty

The Lordsburg killings refers to the shooting of two elderly Japanese American men named Toshio Kobata and Hirota Isomura at an internment camp outside Lordsburg, New Mexico, on July 27, 1942. The shooter, Private First Class Clarence Burleson, was charged with murder, but this was later reduced to manslaughter and he was acquitted after testifying that he was following military protocol.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Big American Night : The Lordsburg Killings". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Many Mountains Surrounding .::. The Killings at Lordsburg .:. Lordsburg Internment camp". Retrieved December 5, 2012.