A woman who owns two clothing stores in California was shot and killed by a man who made derogatory comments about the pride flag hanging outside her business.
The fatal shooting happened Friday night in Lake Arrowhead, CA ... with law enforcement saying the suspect shot the 66-year-old shop owner, Lauri Carleton, because he didn't like the rainbow flag outside her clothing store. Lauri owns the Mag.Pi store in Lake Arrowhead and another in Studio City ... and she's been a top fashion designer in Los Angeles for decades.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff says deputies arrived at
the scene of Friday's shooting to find Lauri suffering from a gunshot
wound. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. The sheriff says the killer, armed with a handgun, fled on
foot and he was tracked down about a mile away from the store, when deputies shot and killed him after a confrontation.
San Bernardino County Supervisor Dawn Rowe
called the incident a "senseless act of hate and violence." Rowe said in a statement, "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." Lauri is survived by her husband of 28 years and their 9 children.
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