Crime Courts News

Tucson bar shooting: suspect with hate note had no known ties to victims

A man identified as Ousman Ceesay, 44, who had recently moved to Tucson from Oklahoma, killed two men outside Venture-N bar and later died of a self-inflicted gunshot. Police found a note indicating hate toward the LGBTQIA+ community and said there was no apparent connection between the suspect and the victims; the shooting is being investigated as a hate crime, with authorities increasing security around LGBTQIA+ venues as investigators review evidence including shell casings and surveillance footage.