I thought I recalled that Archie had come out as Gay in the last Archie comic and was shot dead by a Right Wing Christian fanatic to end the series.
No. They added a new character to archie comics. A homosexual and a new (platonic) friend for Archie. Who got married to another guy, with all the archie comic characters attending the ceremony.
Then they had Archie killed off when Archie took a bullet meant for his homosexual friend (an elected senator who supports gun control). The killer was a stalker who worked as a busboy at the soda shop.