bernardino county sheriff, and after a confrontation during which he shouted deputies, they shot him to death. it seems, again, when this first happened, it seemed like, you know, when you get early details a report like this, you want to make sure that it is what it appears to be. it appeared to be motivated by hatred, and motivated by hatred at queer folks in the flag. it seems, subsequently, the report we have about the public profile of the shooter would seem to confirm that that was the motivation. i would say it certainly confirms it. right after they announced who he was, i went and found his profile on gab, a social media website as well as his profile on x, or twitter. he had posted all kinds of homophobic, anti police, antiabortion stuff on his profiles. he had even called for potentially killing police. and then i looked a little
rhetoric. according to officials, on friday, the 27-year-old ripped off a pride flag hanging in front of carleton s lake arrowhead store and yelled homophobic slurs at her. ikeguchi allegedly killing the mother of nine after she confronted him, then taking off on foot. when the twin peaks deputies tried to apprehend the suspect, ikeguchi shot at the deputies, striking multiple sheriff s patrol vehicles. deputies returned fire and struck the suspect. reporter: ikeguchi pronounced dead at the scene. outside both carleton s stores, growing memorials. it s shock, it s outrage, it s anger. we have to we have to be together nationally against what we re facing. reporter: and david, so many people that we spoke to here at her lake arrowhead store speaking out about love and acceptance. authorities believe ikeguchi acted alone, but they say they are investigating if he was tied to a larger hate group. david?
it appeared to be motivated by hatred, and motivated by hatred at queer folks in the flag. it seems, subsequently, the report we have about the public profile of the shooter would seem to confirm that that was the motivation. i would say it certainly confirms it. right after they announced who he was, i went and found his profile on gab, a social media website as well as his profile on x, or twitter. he had posted all kinds of homophobic, anti police, antiabortion stuff on his profiles. he had even called for potentially killing police. and then i looked a little further into him today, through court records, i found that his father was actually a florida highway patrol state trooper. that was a little odd. his parents were divorced, he moved out to california, a bunch of years ago. and he claimed on social media, he and his mother were homeless. and that his father wasn t providing for them. yeah, everything you see, and
killed carleton. nbc s maggie vesper spoke to a friend a neighboring store owner about that moment. basically, he screamed, lauri s been shot. close your door. he might still be out there. and i said, oh my gosh, is she okay? and he said, no, i think she s been killed. hearing the words is something very shocking. it is shocking. this is the latest on what has been a string of violent attacks on lgbtq folks, people expressing support for them. just over three weeks ago, a 28 year old gay dancer in new york city was just out with his friends, when he was stabbed to death at a service station. a group of men confronted the group at the station, reportedly, hurling homophobic slurs. and telling them to stop dancing. the suspect in the killing is 17 years old. recent report telling over 350 incidents of harassment, vandalism, and assault against
don t wait find a hand specialist trained in nonsurgical options, today. people in southern california i found mine at findahandspecialist.com. community of cedar glen are mourning a beloved neighbor and clothing store owner. who displayed a rainbow pride flag in carlton. she was a mother of nine in her blended family, on friday, she was shot and killed at her store, after a dispute over the pride flag she hung outside her store, called magpie. according to the sheriff, of san bernardino county. investigators determined prior to the shooting, that he tore down a pride or rainbow flag that was hanging in front of the magpie store. and yelled many homophobic slurs towards carleton. carleton, who worked at magpie, confronted the man, and during the confirmation, he shot and