LGBTQ+ Community Honours Two Men Shot Outside Venture-N, An Arizona Gay Bar Found On Gunman’s List
Image: Photo: Rebecca Noble / AP
LGBTQ+ organisations are honouring two men who were killed outside Venture-N, a gay leather bar in the United States’ Tucson, Arizona. Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were confronted in the venue’s parking lot before being fatally shot, the suspected gunman carrying a note listing other LGBTQ+ businesses.
Police arrived at the scene around 12:30am local time Monday, finding both victims and the suspected gunman with gunshot wounds. Siqueiros and Capara died at the scene, while the suspected gunman, Ousman Ceesay, 44, was declared dead in a hospital shortly thereafter. Due to the note found on Ceesay’s person, Police are treating the incident as a targeted hate crime.
“Bias-based crimes are especially heinous and have no place in our community,” said City of Tucson Chief of Police, Monica Prieto. “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 Venture-N Memorial, & The Vigil To Be Held For Siqueiros & Capara
An unofficial memorial to Siqueiros and Capara appeared outside Venture-N on Tuesday, with Tucsan residents leaving candles, flowers, and memorabilia to honour their loss. This comes ahead of an official candlelight vigil to be held on Wednesday night by Tucson Queerstory, a joint effort organised alongside Southern Arizona Senior Pride and the Southern Arizona AIDS foundation.
“Tucson has long been known for its welcoming environment and strong queer community,” read Tucson Queerstory’s official statement. “To now add another hate crime to that history is heartbreaking and infuriating. Living through it in real time makes the history we study all too real.
“Bringing our community together tomorrow to honour the lives of Vinny Sinqueiros and Cameron Davis Capara is important. It is an opportunity not to begin healing and, perhaps most importantly, to remind ourselves that we are part of a community that cares. We are supported by one another, in person, in real time, and when it matters most.”
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