2 Killed in Hate Crime Shooting Outside Gay Bar in Tucson, Arizona
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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Gunman kills 2 at Arizona gay bar with other LGBTQ+ venues on apparent hit list
Two men were shot and killed outside a longtime gay bar in Tucson, Arizona, early Monday in what police are investigating as a hate crime. The suspected gunman was carrying a note listing several LGBTQ-associated businesses, and the city’s mayor says investigators determined he intended to cause more harm.Tucson police responded around 12:30 a.m. to Venture-N, at 1239 North Sixth Avenue, after reports of gunfire, according to an official police …
Two people killed outside Tucson gay bar in suspected hate crime
Two people have been killed in a shooting outside an LGBTQ+-friendly bar in Tucson, Arizona, in an attack police are investigating as a hate crime. Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were fatally shot outside Venture-N, a small LGBTQ+ bar near the University of Arizona campus, at around 12:30 AM Monday (31 […] The post Two people killed outside Tucson gay bar in suspected hate crime appeared first on PinkNews | Latest l…
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