Facebook post.It read: "Today was a very sad day for Lake Arrowhead and for the LGBTQ community. Our friend and supporter Lauri Carleton @magpi_shop was murdered defending her lgbtq+ Pride flags in front of her store in Cedar Glen, California."Lauri did not identify as LGBTQ+ but spent her time helping and advocating for everyone in the community.
She will be truly missed. From what we understand the suspect is no longer a threat."Democratic California Senate candidate for District 19 Lisa Middleton, who is transgender, called for an end to gun violence in a Saturday post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter: "I was devastated to learn the news of the tragic murder of Lauri Carleton near Lake Arrowhead yesterday."Reports suggest that the murderer committed this senseless act of violence in response to Lauri flying a Pride flag at her shop Mag Pi.