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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Boone

Arizona police confirm Tucson gay bar shooting was a hate crime

Tucson Shooting Hate Crime - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Police in Arizona have confirmed that a shooting at a Tucson gay bar that left three people dead, including the shooter, was a hate crime.

The suspect, 44-year-old Ousman Ceesay, was new to the Tucson area and did not know the victims, the Tucson Police Department said in a news release Tuesday night.

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