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Travis Ikeguchi was identified as the suspect accused of shooting and killing Laura Ann Carleton.

Cars. they say ikeguchi's social media counts are filled with antigay posts and they're investigating this as a potential hate crime. friday's murder leaving the town stunned, neighboring store owner and friend robin lyles says a customer broke the terrible news. >> basically screamed, lauri's been shot, they're saying she's been killed. >> reporter: the 66-year-old leaving behind a husband of 28 years and a blended family including nine children. two of her daughters remembering their mother as fearless, cool and compassionate, while tributes poured in from some of her celebrity customers, in...

Deputies later killing ikeguchi in a shootout. the sheriff says the 27-year-old was armed with an unregistered semiautomatic handgun adding his social media is rife with anti-lgbtq posts. >> it looks like the suspect acted alone, but we want to be sure that that's the case. >> reporter: carleton didn't identify as lgbtq, but friends say she was an ally. her death comes amid a rise in attacks against the lgbtq community. one study tracking more than 350 incidents of hate and extremism between june 2022 and april 2023. outside a second store carleton owned in los angeles, a growing memorial. rob...

Lake arrowhead. here cbs's elise preston. >> reporter: the pain palpable as community members cling to each other for comfort. signs of love and support flood the space where loved ones and say hate killed lauri carleton. carlton was shot and killed friday after police say the shooter made several disparaging remarks about the pride flags hanging outside her shop. her best friend tell cbs news my phone that she exchanged words with the man and went back into the store and that is when he shot her. >> i heard the first shot. i said, there is something wrong with your wife. >> was he in shock to...

A store owner was fatally shot by a man who allegedly made “disparaging remarks” about a rainbow LGBTQ pride flag outside her shop, the sheriff's office said.