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California shop owner killed over Pride flag was adamant she would never take it down, friend says

A longtime friend says the California woman killed for apparently refusing to remove an LGBTQ+ rainbow Pride flag from outside her store was adamant that she would never take it down

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‘It’s like a target on our house’: homophobic murder sparks fears for those flying Pride flag

A California woman was shot by a man who tore the flag from her store. How do others feel about keeping it flying?

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Laura Carleton’s death and the growing ‘epidemic of hate’ against LGBT+ people in the US

The murder of a California store owner over a Pride flag is just the latest in a series of horrific homophobic attacks, reports Andrea Cavallier

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Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says

Authorities say a 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a store owner had ripped down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag outside the business and shouted homophobic slurs at the woman

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A mother and businesswoman whose LGBTQ advocacy cost her her life: Who was Laura Ann Carleton?

Tributes have poured in for the 66-year-old mother-of-nine who was shot dead after an altercation over a Pride flag she was displaying

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Man who killed California store owner tore down Pride flag and shouted slurs

Shooter had history of posting hateful content online, sheriff says, and shot Laura Ann Carleton with gun not registered to him

The Guardian - US

A California man spewed anti-LGBT+ hate online. Then he murdered a mom-of-nine over a Pride flag

Before a 27-year-old California man murdered a mother-of-nine over a Pride flag, he had been spewing anti-LGBT content on social media for some time. Rachel Sharp reports

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When people ripped her store’s Pride flag, Laura Carleton hung up another. This time it ended with her murder

Hollywood stars and LGBT+ community members have condemned Laura Carleton’s horrific senseless killing – while warning it’s a sign of the anti-LGBT+ sentiment and hate spreading across the US. Faiza Saqib reports

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Kenneth Cole pays tribute to former employee shot to death over Pride flag

Fashion designer demands gun reforms while lamenting Laura Ann Carleton’s death

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Travis Ikeguchi: What we know about the gunman who shot Laura Carleton over Pride flag

Suspect tore down Pride flag and hurled homophobic slurs before killing California store owner, say police

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Laura Carleton shooting – latest: Family say Travis Ikeguchi is ‘irrelevant’ as anti-LGBT+ history is revealed

Laura Carleton was a ‘true LGBTQ+ ally’ who refused to stop flying a Pride flag in the face of threats and harassment, friends say

The Independent UK

Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says

Laura Ann Carleton was defending her Pride flags placed in front of her boutique when she was shot, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group said. A suspect was shot by police a short time after the incident Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jamie Lee Curtis and Paul Feig lead reactions to shooting of California store owner over Pride flag

Fashion shop owner was shot dead on Friday, with the shooter later killed in a confrontation with police

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LGBTQ ally killed over Pride flag

GLAAD condemned the "tragic, targeted killing" of Lauri Carleton, a mother of nine

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What we know about the gunman who shot Laura Carleton over a Pride flag

The gunman who was killed during “a lethal force encounter” with police has not been identified

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Daughters describe store owner slain over Pride flag as ‘fearless’

Laura ‘Lauri’ Carleton’s daughters said they would continue to advocate for ‘love, equality and acceptance’

Evening Standard

Shop owner killed following dispute over Pride flag in California

A business owner in California was shot dead outside her clothing shop after a dispute over an LGBTQ+ Pride flag.

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When people ripped her store’s Pride flag, Laura Carleton hung up another. This time it ended with her murder

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Laura Carleton shooting – latest: Travis Ikeguchi named as gunman who killed mother-of-nine over Pride flag

Community members describe Laura Carleton as a ‘remarkable figure’ dedicated to creating a ‘safe and inclusive space’ at her shop

The Independent UK

California store owner, 66, shot dead after argument about Pride flag outside her shop

Laura Ann Carleton, 66, was an ally of the LGBTQ community, according to a local nonprofit organisation

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Police ID man who killed a California woman over a Pride flag displayed at her shop

Sheriff's deputies said the suspect was later killed in an encounter with authorities. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.

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