Tucson police call deadly shooting outside gay bar a targeted attack motivated by hate
Police say a note found with the suspect listed LGBTQIA+ businesses, and no active threat remains as officers increase patrols around local venues.
- 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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Two men were shot and killed early Monday morning. Detectives say evidence found at the suspect's home indicates the shooting was a targeted attack motivated by hate toward the LGBTQIA+ community.
Vigil draws 1,000 to honor two men killed outside LGBTQ+ Tucson bar
More than 1,000 supporters and mourners gathered at Catalina Park near Fourth Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 2, many draped in rainbow flags and clothing bearing anti-hate messages, carrying candles and banners to honor Cameron Davis Capara and Vincent Anthony Siqueiros — two men killed outside the LGBTQ+ bar Venture-N on Monday, Aug. 31. Attendees brought […]
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