Cops: Tuscon Gay Bar Killer Was “Motivated By Hate”

The Tuscon Sentinel reports:

The gunman and two victims in a early Monday murder-suicide outside a longtime Tucson gay bar had no prior connection, authorities say. A search of the shooter’s home turned up more evidence that the killings were “motivated by hate,” in addition to the list of LGBTQ businesses he carried at the scene. A note found in the search indicated that he acted alone, police said.

Tucson police were still investigating Tuesday after Ousman Ceesay, 44, got into a confrontation with two men outside Venture-N, 1239 N. 6th Ave, shortly after midnight on Monday before fatally shooting them and turning the gun on himself. Authorities dubbed the shooting a hate crime. 42-year-old Vincent Anthony Siqueiros and 33-year-old Cameron Davis Capara were pronounced dead at the scene.

Ceesay was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died shortly after his arrival. A list of businesses associated with Tucson’s LGBTQ community and their addresses was found on him, according to authorities. Investigators who searched Ceesay’s home Monday afternoon found more evidence, including a note that indicated the shooting “a targeted attack motivated by hate toward the LGBTQIA+ community” and that he acted alone, officers said.

The Advocate reports:

LGBTQ+ organizations in Arizona will hold a vigil Wednesday for two men killed outside a longtime gay bar, as advocates warn that a note found with the suspected gunman indicates other queer gathering places may also have been targeted. The apparent target in Tucson was larger than one gay bar.

When a gunman killed Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, outside Venture-N early Monday, he was carrying a note listing several LGBTQ-friendly businesses, police said. The discovery transformed a double killing into evidence that the violence may have been intended to continue across the city’s queer gathering places.

Tucson Queerstory called the attack “heartbreaking and infuriating” and urged residents to support the bar as its staff and patrons recover. The organization, along with the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation and Southern Arizona Senior Pride, will hold a vigil for Siqueiros and Capara at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Catalina Park.

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