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Tributes have been paid to a California store owner, Laura Ann Carleton, who was shot dead after putting a Pride flag outside her business.

A southern California store owner was slain in a dispute over a LGBTQ+ Pride flag and her alleged attacker was later shot dead by sheriff's deputies, authorities say.

“Bridesmaids” director Paul Feig responded to a post about the death of his friend Lauri Carleton, the 66-year-old shop owner who was killed over an LGBTQ+ pride flag.

(CEDAR GLEN, Calif.) -- A California clothing store owner and designer was killed allegedly by a gunman who confronted her about a rainbow Pride flag outside her business and shot her after making disparaging remarks about the display, according to police. Laura Ann Carleton, a married mother of nine children, was killed Friday outside her

Johner Images/Getty Images(CEDAR GLEN, Calif.) -- A California clothing store owner and designer was killed allegedly by a gunman who confronted her about a rainbow Pride flag outside her business and shot her after making disparaging remarks about the...

Paul Feig and other friends and allies remember Laura Ann Carleton, who was allegedly killed for hanging a Pride flag outside her California store.

Lauri Carleton was not a member of the LGBT+ community, but spent time advocating for the cause, it was understood.

Lauri Carleton was not a member of the LGBT+ community, but spent time advocating for the cause, it was understood.

Lauri Carleton was not a member of the LGBT+ community, but spent time advocating for the cause, it was understood.

Lauri Carleton was not a member of the LGBT+ community, but spent time advocating for the cause, it was understood.