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Woman Shot to Death Over Pride Flag Hanging at Her Shop
Director Paul Feig, actress Bridget Everett, and other friends and allies are remembering Laura “Lauri” Ann Carleton, who was allegedly shot and killed for hanging a Pride flag outside her store proximate Lake Arrowhead in California on Friday night.
According to authorities, San Bernardino County deputies responded to the shooting at Mag Pi clothing store, where they found owner Carleton, 66, with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced defunct at the scene.
The suspect, who has not been identified, fled on foot, authorities said. Deputies later set up the suspect, and while confronting the person, a “lethal force encounter occurred” and the suspect was “pronounced deceased,” per officials. During the investigation, detectives learned the suspect said “several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store before shooting Carleton.”
Feig described Carleton as “a wonderful friend” in a tribute he shared on Instagram along with a photo of the two of them together. “This intolerance has to terminate. Anyone using hateful language against the LGBTQ
Man kills shopkeeper in US state of California after disparaging Pride flag
Laura Ann Carleton, 66, was found with a bullet wound at her Mag Pi shop in Cedar Glen, California, on Friday.
A suspect - who fled the scene on foot - was killed by police when found nearby, allegedly still armed.
Ms Carleton was described as a "wonderful friend" by Hollywood director Paul Feig, who posted an image of them together.
The suspect made "disparaging remarks" about the rainbow flag before shooting the victim, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers then located the suspect, armed with a handgun, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department said.
At this point, "a lethal force encounter occurred and the suspect was pronounced deceased".
Officials on Monday identified the suspect as Travis Ikeguchi, 27.
Feig - known for films such as Bridesmaids as adv as the Freaks and Geeks TV series - said his friend had been shot after confronting the suspect for ripping down the flag.
In an Instagram announce, he said he was "devastated" for Ms Carleton's family and the Gay community, &qu
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A man shot and killed 66-year-old Laura Ann Carleton right in front of her clothing store in Cedar Glen, a small community in the San Bernadino Mountains, east of Los Angeles.
The dude “made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store before shooting Carleton,” according to a remark from the San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department.
Carleton was pronounced dead by medical personnel outside Mag.Pi, the clothing store she owned and operated.
The man fled the scene on foot after the shooting Friday afternoon, but police eventually located him and he was killed in a confrontation with officers. He was still armed with a handgun when police attempted to contact him.
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Further details about the unnamed man, and the “lethal force encounter” that
Suspect identified in shooting death of store owner over Pride flag: Police
A California clothing store owner and designer was killed allegedly by a gunman who police say tore down a Pride flag outside her business and shot her after making homophobic remarks toward her.
Laura Ann Carleton, a married mother of nine children, was killed Friday outside her clothing store in Cedar Glen, an unincorporated San Bernardino County community on the shores of Lake Arrowhead, according to a statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office.
The suspected killer, who is now deceased, was identified as Travis Ikeguchi, 27, Sheriff Shannon Dicus said at a news conference on Monday evening.
After allegedly shooting Carleton, the suspect fled the crime scene on foot, but was found by sheriff's deputies several miles from her store, where he was fatally shot in a confrontation, authorities said. The sheriff's office said the assailant was armed with a handgun, which authorities said Monday night was a Smith & Wesson 9mm automatic handgun, and refused orders to release the weapon.
When deputies tried to apprehend the suspect, he reportedly shot at them and they conflagration
It's been nearly 10 months since a 27-year-old dude shot and killed a store owner near Lake Arrowhead over the Celebration flag in front of her clothing boutique.
Now, as Pride Month begins, Lauri Carleton’s daughters are sharing more about their mom and her inclusive heart.
Kelsey and Ari Carleton said their mom was a lifelong supporter of the gay community. She was an ally, married to her husband Bort for 38 years.
"She was just a fighter for equality, and that’s all she ever fought for and wanted," Kelsey Carleton said. "She didn’t want anyone to feel left out."
Ari said she learned a lot from her mom.
'She taught me to be independent, to be strong,” she said. “But she also taught me to stand up for myself and stand up for others.”
A fashion designer, Carleton worked with some giant names like Fred Segel and Kenneth Cole. In 2013, she opened her first boutique in Studio City called MagPi. In 2021, she opened her second near Lake Arrowhead, where she lived part-time for 20 years.
“She said being on her boat, on the lake, that’s her church,” Kelsey said. “Lake Arrowhead’s always been her happy place.”
When she opened the boutique adjacent the water, she set up the Pride flag on Day