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An uptick in anti-LGBTQ policies and rhetoric has raised concerns about violence targeting members of the community. | Peter Byrne/PA Images/Getty Images The…

Korey Pollard said Laura Ann Carleton was defiant in the face of criticism she received.

Authorities say a 27-year-old man who fatally shot a store owner had ripped down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag outside the business and shouted homophobic slurs at the woman.

Laura Ann Carleton, Cedar Glen, CA store owner shot dead in confrontation over Pride flag hanging outside her store in possible hate crime.

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

Friends and family say the slain Lake Arrowhead shop owner and mother of nine was a pillar in the community, equal parts entrepreneur and advocate.

Laura Carleton shooting: Celebrity friends pay tribute after store owner shot dead over Pride flag

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Police in California have named Travis Ikeguchi as the suspect in the murder of a California business owner shot dead during a dispute about the LGBTQ flag.

The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Cedar Glen store owner over a Pride flag shared anti-LGBTQ+ posts on social media, authorities say.