California Shop Owner Murdered Over Rainbow Flag

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports:

A beloved store owner in Lake Arrowhead was shot and killed during a dispute over a Pride flag, officials say. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Friday at the Mag Pi clothing store on Hook Creek Road in Cedar Glen. When deputies arrived, they found 66-year-old Laura Ann Carleton with a gunshot wound.

According to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, the suspect, who has not been identified, “made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store before shooting Carleton.”

Deputies found the suspect near Torrey and Rause Rancho Roads, armed with a handgun. While confronting the suspect, a “lethal force encounter occurred” and the suspect was killed, officials said. No further details were released about the encounter.

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NEW: A woman who owns clothing stores in Los Angeles, California, was shot and killed by a man after he made derogatory comments about the pride flag hanging outside her business. Lauri Carleton is survived by her husband of 28 years and their 9 children. https://t.co/HSQCLZ1Fzl

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 20, 2023

Authorities are investigating after a store owner was allegedly shot and killed for hanging a Pride flag outside her shop near Lake Arrowhead.https://t.co/UidC6Hv2Zw

— KTLA (@KTLA) August 19, 2023

The Lake Arrowhead community is mourning the loss of a store owner who was shot and killed allegedly over a Pride flag that was hanging outside her boutique. Eyewitness News learned she was a mother of nine. https://t.co/uLLSd33amJ pic.twitter.com/EGxD2RsFIZ

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 20, 2023

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