Travis Ikeguchi appeared to have an account on the social media platform Gab, where a user with his name regularly posted anti-LGBTQ+ screeds, anti-police rhetoric and other conspiratorial content.
The man authorities say shot and killed a Lake Arrowhead shop owner last week after a confrontation over a Pride flag has been identified.
Travis Ikeguchi, 27, hurled homophobic slurs at Laura Ann Carleton on Friday during an argument the two had at her store, Mag.Pi, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
Authorities said Ikeguchi made “several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store.” The heated argument then turned violent, and Ikeguchi fatally shot Carleton, 66, before running away, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies tracked Ikeguchi, who was identified Monday, and shot him to death after he opened fire, the department said.
