California designer/business owner murdered over Pride flag
Laura Carleton A Southern California fashion designer and clothing store owner was shot to death last Friday, Aug. 18, by a man who was angry that she had a Pride flag displayed in her story, according to numerous sources.
Laura Ann Carleton, 66, owned and operated Mag.Pi clothing store I Cedar Glen, Calif. San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Office deputies found dead at the shop around 5 p.m.
local time. The suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, fled the scene on foot but was later located near Torrey Road and Rause Rancho Road.
Deputies said the suspect made “several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store” before being killed by deputies in “a lethal force incident.” Hollywood director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids and The Heat), who described Carleton as his “dear friend,” said in an Instagram post that the suspect was 27 years old, and that the young man “didn’t like that she had a large pride flag hanging outside of her shop.
