At dusk and under the cover of rain, Corvallis healthcare workers and residents alike gathered in solidarity with Minneapolis, Minnesota on the steps of the Benton County Courthouse.
Holding various candles, brought from home or given out, they held a vigil in honor of the nine lives who had been killed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers this month.
Among those who were lost is Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who was shot 10 times and killed by ICE on Jan. 24.
Esther Kim, a local healthcare worker and a community leader with Indivisible Benton County, an organization that organized this vigil, addressed the crowd…