A pride flag, an argument and gunfire: The senseless killing of Laura Ann Carleton

LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. — As a gay man, Bob Stuhr appreciated that Laura Ann Carleton flew a rainbow flag outside her clothing business in Lake Arrowhead.

But as a businessman who runs a shop in the same strip mall a few doors down, Stuhr warned Carleton that the flag might not be good for business in the mountain community 80 miles east of Los Angeles.

"I told her when she put all those flags out there that as a business person, it's probably not the best idea — because some flags trigger people," Stuhr said.

But Carleton did not care, and