On Sunday morning, residents of Minneapolis came together at the location where, just a day earlier, Alex Pretti lost his life in a shooting by federal authorities.
Community members in Minneapolis described Pretti as their neighbor, their friend, and ultimately, their hero, noting how he risked everything to defend an unarmed woman under assault by federal agents. Hundreds of flower bouquets, sympathy cards, candles, and memorial signs were placed in a snow pile at the site where the 37-year-old ICU nurse was fatally shot.
A prominent sign at the memorial’s center declared, “We will remember you, Alex. Nurse, Neighbor, Helper, Patriot.” Surrounding the roadside memorial site, the neighborhood mourned collectively. One woman collapsed beside the tribute, weeping for a man she admitted never meeting personally, yet felt profoundly linked to…