Tucson, Arizona, Police Investigate Gay Bar Shooting as a Possible Hate Crime
- Early Monday, Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were killed in the parking lot of Venture-N Bar in Tucson, Arizona, with police investigating the homicide as a hate crime.
- Police discovered the suspect, 44-year-old Ousman Ceesay, carried a list of LGBTQ+ businesses; evidence suggests he confronted the victims in the parking lot before shooting them both.
- On Tuesday, flowers and candles marked a growing memorial for Siqueiros and Capara outside the bar, while Tucson Queerstory and the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation planned a candlelight vigil for Wednesday night.
- Tucson Mayor Regina Romero called the shooting a "direct and devastating attack on our LGBTQ+ community," while Chief of Police Monica Prieto stated bias-based crimes have "no place in our community."
- The attack left community members shaken, stirring memories of the 2022 Colorado Springs shooting that killed five people, as police increased presence around LGBTQ-friendly businesses in the region.
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2 men shot to death in possible hate crime outside Tucson LGBTQ+ bar
A shooting at a Tucson LGBTQ+ bar left three people dead, including the shooter, and police there said the shooter was carrying a list of several other LGBTQ-related businesses when he died. According to numerous media reports, shortly after midnight on Monday morning, Aug. 31, Ousman Ceesay, 44, shot Vincent Anthony Siquieros, 42, and Cameron […]
Police investigate fatal shooting outside an Arizona leather bar as a hate crime
Three men died in a Tucson shooting outside an LGBTQIA+ venue, with police investigating the incident as a hate crime. The post Police investigate fatal shooting outside an Arizona leather bar as a hate crime appeared first on OUTinPerth.
By Sarah Moon, CNN - Police have launched a hate crime investigation after a fatal shooting early Monday morning in the parking lot of a gay bar near downtown Tucson. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Ousman Ceesay, was carrying a note listing several businesses linked to the gay bar.
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