Died in custody
Name not reported
During a riot at the Manzanar relocation center in California in December 1942, one internee was killed and nine were wounded when shots were fired after tear gas failed to stop the disturbance, according to a United Press account. Military police and Regular Army units were brought in, and internees described as pro-Axis were removed under guard. The man who died is not named in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. United Press reports that shots fired during a riot at the Manzanar relocation center killed one internee after tear gas failed, but the account does not say who fired them.
Reported by: United Press (reporters).