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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A candlelight vigil was held at Catalina Park Wednesday night to honor two men killed in a shooting outside the Venture-N, a gay bar in Tucson.
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Thousands of people gathered with posters, candles and flags to remember Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33.
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Families of both men told stories and shared memories about who they were and spoke about the impact of their deaths on the community.
SAY THEIR NAMES
Siqueiros’ sister, Kate Marquez, spoke at the vigil.
“Tonight we say their names: Vincent Anthony Siqueiros and Cameron Davis Capara,” she said. “Their lives mattered, their love mattered, their truth mattered, and so do the lives of millions of people around the world right now, wondering tonight whether being fully themselves could make them the next target.
“Every person here tonight has given Vincent something he’s spent much of his life searching for…the knowledge that he truly belonged, that he was seen, he was worthy, he was loved, not despite who he was, because of who he was.
“When he was asked to turn himself down, he turned himself up. When people questioned his worth, he stood taller. When people judged who he loved, he loved harder.”
Cameron Davis Capara’s father, Jeff Capara, also spoke.
“He didn’t just talk about caring; he lived it. Cameron would take his last few dollars and buy someone in need a sandwich, or simply hand them the money and wish them well,” Jeff Capara said.
A CALL FOR ACTION
Families asked the crowd to remember both men not just for what happened to them, but for how they lived their lives.
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“Vincent and Cameron should be here tonight. Instead, they were taken from us because hatred was allowed to become violence, and that demands something of each and every one of us, because hate doesn’t begin with a gun; it begins much earlier,” Marquez said.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero echoed that sentiment.
“Hate crimes never happen in a vacuum. Anti-LGBTQ+ violence is cultivated by anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric,” ssaid.
Jeff Davis Capara asked those at the vigil to continue honoring the two men going forward.
“I know that Cameron would want all of us to leave here tonight, tomorrow, and the days after to look for somebody different than you, look for a total stranger, offer them your hand, offer them a smile, and above all, if they’ll take it, offer them a hug,” he said.
Local leaders also discussed gun violence in Tucson and the need to continue working to reduce violence in the community.
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