*A Southern California business owner was shot and killed Friday by a man who objected to an LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed at her clothing store, officials said.

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Mag.Pi clothing store in Cedar Glen, Calif., at around 5 p.m. local time for reports of a shooting.

Deputies discovered the victim, 66-year-old Laura Ann Carleton, suffering from a gunshot wound. Carleton was pronounced dead at the scene, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

The suspect, who was not identified by officials, fled the scene on foot.

According to deputies, the man made “several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag” that stood outside Carleton’s store before ultimately shooting her.*

  • @SwallowsDick
    -3•1 year ago

    So the guy is still at large, armed and dangerous?

    • Eochaid
      3•1 year ago

      Deputies were later able to locate the armed suspect, who was confronted by deputies and was killed in “a lethal force encounter,” authorities said. No deputies were injured.

      I mean, you could have checked the article. Didn’t even to scroll that far.