Family of pregnant mother of 3 fatally shot by police in Denver suburb sues
CBSAug 02, 2023
The Facts
Laura Ann Carleton, the 66-year-old owner of the Mag.Pi clothing store in Cedar Glen, California, was shot and killed on Friday after a dispute over the rainbow Pride flag outside her store, according to authorities.
The suspect, who has not been identified, fled the scene on foot and was found by police in possession of a handgun. After a "lethal force encounter" with police, the man was pronounced dead, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
The Spin
Left narrative
An innocent woman has been killed as a result of inflammatory right-wing scaremongering over sexual and gender "culture war" issues. The right's attacks on the LGBTQ+ community have created intense fear, where threats of violence against them loom larger than ever before. The repercussions of this rhetoric go beyond trying to get votes — it gets people killed.
Right narrative
This is a tragic case, the circumstances of which we do not fully know, especially with regard to the mental state of the accused. The LGBTQ+ community has unfortunately been hijacked by a radical fringe that is out-of-step with the public's views, risking adding fuel to the fire and causing more harm to the LGBTQ+ community. Carleton should be mourned without being used to fuel divisive, woke rhetoric.
