Loving mother murdered by man who hated her Pride flag

Laura Carleton’s photo at the Mag.Pi memorial site
Photo: KABC-TV screenshot

Laura Ann Carleton, a 66-year-old LGBTQ+ ally and mother of nine, was shot dead last Friday by a 27-year-old man who complained about the Pride flag hanging in front of her Cedar Glen, California business. Police pursued and killed the man shortly after he murdered Carleton.

Carleton, owner of the Mag.Pi clothing store, was memorialized in social media posts by actress Bridget Everett, film director Paul Feig, and others. Feig, who was friends with Carleton, wrote, “If people don’t think anti-gay & trans rhetoric isn’t dangerous, think again.”

The unnamed male with a handgun “made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag… outside [her] store before shooting Carleton,” the San Bernardino police department wrote. Feig said the man ripped the flag down, and when Carleton confronted him about it, he shot her multiple times, killing her. “When deputies attempted to contact the suspect, a lethal force encounter occurred” in which police and the man exchanged gunfire, killing the man.

Carleton is survived by her husband of 28 years and their nine children. She was memorialized in an Instagram post by the Mountain Provisions Cooperative, an organization that provides locally-grown food.

The Mountain Provisions Cooperative noted that she provided food and supplies to help locals…

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