Posted on 08/19/2023 8:20:22 PM PDT by Ennis85
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. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
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.
"When deputies attempted to contact the suspect, a lethal force encounter occurred and the suspect was pronounced deceased," read an update from the sheriff's department. No deputies were injured.
The Lake Arrowhead LGBTQ spoke out about the shooting, saying though Carleton didn't identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, she spent her time helping and advocating for everyone in the community.
San Bernardino County Third District Supervisor also spoke out about the shooting, calling it "unthinkable."
"I stand with my mountain communities as we mourn this incredible loss," she wrote in an Instagram story. "Everyone deserves to live free of hate and discrimination and practice their constitutional right of freedom of speech. Lauri was a remarkable member of the community and I send my deepest condolences to her family in this time of grief."
The shooting remains under investigation.
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False flag.
On multiple levels.
Another Jussie Smollett style incident.
Yeah. I doubt it.
I notice they didn’t identify the suspect so that usually means they’re in the protected class. Black or Muslim?
False flags.
On multiple levels.
“I notice they didn’t identify the suspect so that usually means they’re in the protected class. Black or Muslim?”
He is in a dead class now.
Hey fool two people are dead. That’s real
They will wave her name and body as a banner.
It’s California. Happens all too often
It’s too bad this lady was killed over this. There’s no way
she should have been. I wouldn’t fly that flag around anything
associated with me.
I’m not a big supporter of homosexuals. I try to treat them
with courtesy, but I don’t believe in advertising on behalf
of something I don’t really believe in.
When I look at what is taking place today, and how it relates
to people ‘only wanting to come out of the closet’, I am
reminded of how far downhill things have gone since then.
Now our children are the bullseye in the minds of these
people, and I’m not accepting of that at all.
The perversion associated with all this is overwhelming
our schools, libraries, and events hosted by people
without a simple ability to evaluate things rationally.
Well, Pride is one of the deadly sins.
They can give any reason they want, the suspect is dead and so is the other side of the story. A very convenient death.
Gonna have to rig up a flag that is a blue line in various positions with a pink line.
Smile...
Funny how they never mentioned who had offered up that comment, even in anonymous terms without stating names.
A little bit too convenient for my tastes. They are obviously quoting someone, or are at least attributing it as a quote by someone.
No kidding - this spiked my BS meter.
Unless the perp is Muslim… and then this story goes away quickly
Somebody said something.
What else can exoect from the Main Stream Enema?
Yeah...I wondered. Lady found on scene with a gunshot told them before she died, maybe?
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