Paul Feig is mourning the lack of a beloved buddy.
As we beforehand reported, 66-year-old store proprietor and mother of 9 Laura Ann Carleton was shot and killed by a person who confronted her about hanging a Pride flag outdoors her retailer. Police responded to a name a few taking pictures at a store known as Mag Pi in Lake Arrowhead at round 5 p.m. on Friday. When regulation enforcement arrived on the scene, they discovered Laura affected by a gunshot wound. She was sadly pronounced lifeless by paramedics.
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The suspect, who has but to be recognized, fled the realm on foot and was later discovered a mile from the clothes retailer. While deputies confronted the particular person, a “lethal force encounter occurred,” and the person was pronounced lifeless. During the investigation into the incident, investigators discovered that the suspect “made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store before shooting Carleton.” So, so terrible. It’s unknown if this case shall be investigated as a hate crime shifting ahead, however San Bernardino County Supervisor Dawn Rowe known as what occurred a “senseless act of hate and violence” on Instagram Saturday.
Following the horrific information, Paul took to Instagram to specific his heartbreak over dropping his “wonderful friend” Laura. The 60-year-old Bridesmaids director wrote:
“Our wonderful friend Lauri Carlton (seen in this picture) was murdered yesterday in her store @magpi_shop in Lake Arrowhead by a 27 year old man who didn’t like that she had a large pride flag hanging outside of her shop. He ripped it down and when she confronted him about it he shot and killed her.”
He went on to say how this sort of “intolerance has to end” now:
“We are all devastated for her husband Bort and her family and the LGBTQ+ community, for whom Lauri was such a true ally. Her alleged murderer was later shot and killed by the San Bernardino police and so no longer poses a threat to the community. But this intolerance has to end. Anyone using hateful language against the LGBTQ+ community has to realize their words matter, that their words can inspire violence against innocent loving people. Let’s all keep moving forward with tolerance and love. Let’s not let Lauri’s tragic death be in vain.”
Well mentioned. Enough is sufficient already with these horrible acts of hate and violence. You can see Paul’s total submit (under):
The filmmaker additionally added on X (Twitter):
“Lauri Carleton was my friend. She was a wonderful person who did so much for the LGBTQ+ community as well as the community at large. What happened to her is an absolute tragedy. If people don’t think anti-gay & trans rhetoric isn’t dangerous, think again.”
We’re are past heartbroken over this tragedy. We proceed to ship love and light-weight to all of Laura’s family and friends.
To study extra about how one can assist the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, take a look at https://www.glaad.org/.
[Image via Paul Fieg/Instagram, KTLA 5/YouTube]
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