About fifty bicyclists gathered outside Nicholas Conservatory in Rockford Saturday, Jan. 31, for a “Unity Ride” to honor Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Scott Garwick organized the Rockford ride. He said, “We are also riding to remind people this is not the way it should be. Federal agents should not be gunning down innocent unarmed citizens.” Garwick, a veteran, wore a black armband to honor Pretti’s work as an ICU nurse at a veterans’ hospital.
Several hundred Unity Rides were organized last week, inspired by an idea from the owner of the bike shop in Minneapolis frequented by Pretti. Garwick noted that Pretti was “one of us,” as an avid cyclist and outdoorsman…