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Tucson Police Investigate Gay Bar Shooting as Possible Hate Crime

Three people died in a shooting at a Tucson gay bar being investigated as a possible hate crime.

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Police in Tucson, Arizona, are investigating a shooting at the Venture-N gay bar as a possible hate crime. [1] The suspect, Ousman Ceesay, 44, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. [2] Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were shot in the parking lot of the Venture-N shortly after midnight on Monday, and both died at the scene. [3] A shooting at the Venture-N bar in Tucson left three people dead, including the suspect, Ousman Ceesay, 44. [4] Initial evidence suggests Ceesay confronted the two victims in the parking lot before shooting them both. [5]
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  1. Police in Tucson, Arizona, are investigating a shooting at the Venture-N gay bar as a possible hate crime. · Winnipeg Free Press
  2. The suspect, Ousman Ceesay, 44, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. · Winnipeg Free Press
  3. Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were shot in the parking lot of the Venture-N shortly after midnight on Monday, and both died at the scene. · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. A shooting at the Venture-N bar in Tucson left three people dead, including the suspect, Ousman Ceesay, 44. · The Independent
  5. Initial evidence suggests Ceesay confronted the two victims in the parking lot before shooting them both. · Winnipeg Free Press
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