A man armed with a handgun opened fire at the store after making disparaging remarks
Laura Ann Carleton, a 66-year-old shopkeeper who owned a clothing store in Cedar Glen, California, was shot and killed after confronting a man who pulled down the rainbow Pride flag displayed outside her store. Carleton reportedly made disparaging remarks before opening fire with a handgun. He fled but was later shot dead by police. Carleton was regarded as an ally of the local LGBTQ+ community, even though she did not identify as such herself. Her death has sparked tributes from friends and activists who note rising incidents of violence and harassment targeting the LGBTQ+ community across the U.S. in recent months. Notably, over 350 such attacks have occurred from June 2022 to April 2023 alone according to recent reports.
Why is this still being reposted (with the same title) like a week later? It’s the top post on like every community. There’s no way you didn’t see it. You don’t need to karma farm on a site that doesn’t track karma.
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Why is this still being reposted (with the same title) like a week later? It’s the top post on like every community. There’s no way you didn’t see it. You don’t need to karma farm on a site that doesn’t track karma.
I hadn’t seen it
I had not seen it in the news nor social media, and just last night my wife told me about it. This posting was the first article I read.
First I read about it
As far as I can tell this is the only time this has been posted on this community or even on this instance (beehaw.org). The nature of Lemmy is that if you’re subscribed to similar communities on multiple instances you’re likely going to see duplicate posts sometimes.