(Headline USA) Police in Arizona say a shooting at a Tucson gay bar that left three people dead, including the shooter, is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were shot in the parking lot of Venture-N shortly after midnight Monday, and both died at the scene, the Tucson Police Department said. The suspect, Ousman Ceesay, 44, also suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to the department.
According to reporter Andy Ngo, Ceesay is a Muslim, and one of his victims, Capara, was afflicted with the left-wing movement known as Antifa.
“He advocated anti-American views and supported mass illegal migration,” Ngo said of Capara.
Ceesay was carrying a note that listed several queer-associated businesses, according to a police news release, and initial evidence suggests he confronted the two victims in the parking lot before shooting them.
The investigation is ongoing, but there is no known active threat to the community, police said. Still, the department has increased its police presence around other gay-friendly businesses in the region.
Three men were killed in a shooting at a gay bar’s parking lot in Tucson, Ariz. on Aug. 31. The suspected shooter, one of the deceased, is an African Muslim named Ousman Ceesay. The case is being investigated as an anti-LGBTQ+ incident due to the Muslim being found with a list of… pic.twitter.com/gc4GRktPSx
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) September 1, 2026
“Bias-based crimes are especially heinous and have no place in our community,” Chief of Police Monica Prieto said. “Our investigators are thoroughly examining the evidence and pursuing all available leads as they work to establish the full circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.”
The police department released few details about the shooting and did not say whether Ceesay knew the victims. The department also declined to immediately release details about Ceesay’s manner of death beyond saying he had a gunshot wound. The department’s public information officer, James Horton, said investigators were awaiting details from the medical examiner to confirm Ceesay’s injuries.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero said the shooting at Venture-N was a “direct and devastating attack on our LGBTQ+ community, another senseless act of gun violence.”
The shooting “serves as another painful reminder that homophobia is still rampant in our country,” Romero said in a video posted to Facebook.
Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press
