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Ousman Ceesay family: Tucson gay bar shooter in focus after Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, Cameron Davis Capara killed

Ousman Ceesay was identified as the shooter who killed two men outside a gay bar in Tucson, Arizona, early on Monday.

Ousman Ceesay family: Tucson gay bar shooter in focus after Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, Cameron Davis Capara killed

Ousman Ceesay, the shooter responsible for the fatal shooting outside a gay bar in Tucson, Arizona, has been identified. The incident occurred on Monday, with Ceesay leaving behind a note expressing "hate towards the LGBTQIA+ community." Ceesay, originally from The Gambia in West Africa, was living in Oklahoma when he married his wife, Melody Denise Ceesay, in 2012.

He moved to Tucson shortly before the shooting. Ceesay's victims were Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33. He carried out the shooting with a 9 mm handgun. Following the incident, police presence has increased around LGBTQIA+ establishments. Ceesay's financial history includes over $76,000 in debt, including unpaid state taxes and debts to loan or collection agencies.

He filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2018 to discharge this debt. Ceesay has a history of traffic violations and small-claims complaints in Oklahoma.

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