Travis Ikeguchi had a history of sharing anti-LGBTQ content on social media and “yelled many homophobic slurs” at Laura Carleton before he killed her, police said.
Authorities identified Travis Ikeguchi, 27, as the man who killed Laura Carleton, 66, outside Mag.pi, her clothing store in Cedar Glen, Calif., on Friday. Ikeguchi died in “a lethal force encounter” with deputies about a mile away from the store, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
“Investigators determined that prior to the shooting the suspect tore down a Pride, or rainbow, flag that was hanging in front of the store and yelled many homophobic slurs toward Carleton,” Dicus said Monday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the shooting of the shop owner as “absolutely horrific,” saying that “this disgusting hate has no place” in the state. San Bernardino County Supervisor Dawn Rowe, a Republican, called the killing a “senseless act of hate and violence.” LGBTQ advocacy groups echoed the daughters in saying the killing of Laura Carleton, who went by Lauri, was the latest attack on the LGBTQ community.
from GLAAD and the Anti-Defamation League. Some of the more recent incidents have involved Pride flags.There have been multiple incidents this year in New York City of people tearing down, damaging and burning Pride flags. In June, a Pride flag hanging outside of a city hall building in Tempe, Ariz., was taken down and burned., 29, was fatally stabbed July 29 at a Brooklyn gas station while he was dancing to music by Beyoncé.
Ikeguchi’s family had reported him missing to the sheriff’s department the day before the shooting, authorities said Monday. In addition to the anti-LGBTQ+ content posted to his social media account, Ikeguchi, of Cedar Glen, also shared “anti-law enforcement content,” Rodriguez told reporters. Carleton’s death has spurred an outpouring of support from friends, LGBTQ allies and celebrities, including actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Charlize Theron and director Paul Feig, one of Carleton’s friends.
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