Hate Crime Probe Opened After Two Killed Outside Tucson Gay Bar by Suspect with a List of LGBTQ Businesses, Police Say
Police say 44-year-old Ousman Ceesay had a list of LGBTQIA+ businesses and intended to cause more harm, prompting a hate-crime probe.
- On Monday at 12:30 a.m., Ousman Ceesay fatally shot Vincent Anthony Siqueiros and Cameron Davis Capara in the parking lot of Venture-N on North Sixth Avenue in Tucson, before dying at a hospital.
- Tucson Police Department investigators are probing the shooting as a hate crime after finding a note in Ceesay's possession listing addresses for multiple LGBTQ-associated businesses, indicating intent to cause further harm.
- Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva called the attack a "targeted act of hate," while Drew Fellows remembered Capara as a "revolutionary" photographer passionate about his craft and other people.
- The Tucson Police Department has increased patrols around LGBTQ-associated establishments, while Pima County Attorney Laura Conover stated, "No one should fear being targeted simply because of who they are and where they gather."
- Queerstory President Randy Pease noted that hate crimes have risen in recent years as some elected leaders push anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, emphasizing that "Queer spaces are where people build chosen family, celebrate, gather and belong.
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Police investigate the attack as a possible hate crime and will reinforce the presence of agents in LGBTQ+ facilities
After Tucson’s deadly attack at a gay bar, Gov. Katie Hobbs was slow to speak publicly
It was nearly a full day since it was announced that two men, Cameron Capara and Vincent “Vinny” Siqueiros, were killed outside Tucson’s Venture-N, a longtime LGBTQ+ bar in midtown Tucson in a hate-related attack. By noon on Tuesday, elected officials, queer organizations, and community members across the nation began issuing messages of grief and […]
Tucson shooting at gay bar investigated as possible hate crime
A deadly shooting outside a Tucson gay bar is now being examined not only as a homicide but as a possible bias-motivated attack, putting the city’s LGBTQIA+ community on edge. Police said the investigation is still developing and have not determined a motive. Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were shot shortly […]
Tucson Gay Bar Shooting Sparks Hate Crime Probe
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Hate Crimes News TUCSON, AZ — (September 1, 2026) — A deadly shooting outside a longtime Tucson gay bar has triggered a hate crime investigation after police discovered that the suspected gunman was carrying a note identifying several LGBTQIA+-associated businesses. The violence unfolded shortly after midnight Monday [...] The post Tucson Gay Bar Shooting Sparks Hate Crime Probe After Suspect Found…
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