He Was Hunting Gay Men

A gunman who left behind a note about hating gay people shot and killed two men outside a Tucson bar, then turned the gun on himself, police say.

Quick Take

Tucson police say 44-year-old Ousman Ceesay killed Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, outside the Venture-N bar.
Detectives found a note at Ceesay’s home saying the attack was motivated by hate toward the LGBTQIA+ community.
Police say Ceesay had no known connection to the victims and was new to the Tucson area.
Ceesay died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, meaning there will likely be no trial to test the evidence.

Shooting Outside Popular Tucson Gay Bar

The shooting happened in the parking lot of Venture-N, a bar in Tucson known as a gathering spot for the local LGBTQIA+ community. Police say the gunman confronted the two victims outside the business before opening fire. Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were both killed in the attack, according to consistent reporting from CNN, Reuters and local outlets.

Tucson Police Department detectives identified the shooter as 44-year-old Ousman Ceesay. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the shooting, according to police statements reported by Reuters, the Associated Press and CNN.

Note Points to Targeted Hate Crime

Investigators say they found a note at Ceesay’s home. The note said he acted alone and that the shooting was “a targeted attack motivated by hate toward the LGBTQIA+ community,” according to a Tucson Police Department release cited by ABC News.

Police also said Ceesay did not know either victim and had recently moved to the Tucson area. That detail matters because it narrows down possible reasons for the attack, ruling out a personal dispute or random robbery. Officers said the evidence points instead to the victims being chosen because of where they were, not who they were personally.

Officials Call It a Hate Crime

Tucson officials, including Police Chief Monica Prieto, publicly described the shooting as a hate crime shortly after it happened, according to local reporting from Tucson.com. The advocacy group GLAAD also responded, framing the killings as part of a pattern of violence against LGBTQIA+ people. Police said there was no ongoing threat to the public after the shooting.

Tucson police say a shooting outside the Venture-N gay bar was a targeted hate crime.

Shortly after midnight on August 31st, 44 year old Ousman Ceesay fatally shot Cameron Davis Capara, 33, and Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, in the parking lot.

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Research on hate crimes against LGBTQIA+ people backs up why police lean on notes, behavior and targeting patterns instead of waiting for a confession. The Williams Institute at UCLA found LGBT people are nine times more likely to experience violent hate crimes than non-LGBT people, based on national crime survey data. That pattern is part of why investigators treat evidence like a targeting note as strong proof of motive.

Because Ceesay is dead, prosecutors will not bring charges, and no courtroom will test the evidence through cross-examination or a defense investigation. That means the public record will likely stay built on police statements and the recovered note rather than a trial verdict. Local reporting confirms that with all known suspects deceased, no prosecution is expected to follow.

The case leaves a grieving Tucson community and a bar, Venture-N, that served as a regular hangout for both victims. Officials have not released the full text of the note, and the exact chain connecting it to the attack has not been made public in detail. What police have said, consistently and on the record, is that this was a targeted, deadly act of anti-LGBTQ violence.