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Vigil for Alex Pretti held at Durham VA as new video of Minneapolis shooting victim released
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Vigil for Alex Pretti held at Durham VA as new video of Minneapolis shooting victim released
More than 100 people gathered outside the Durham VA to honor the lifeof Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The vigil was hosted by the North Carolina chapter of National Nurses United.
Posted 9:14 PM yesterday Updated 10:46 PM yesterday
By Kirstyn Clark, WRAL reporter, and wire reports
Durham residents on Wednesday gathered outside of Durham Veterans Affairs for a vigil honoring a VA nurse in Minneapolis who was killed by Border Patrol agents.
More than 100 people gathered outside the Durham VA to honor the life of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The vigil was hosted by the North Carolina chapter of National Nurses United.
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Amid the vigil in Durham, new video of Pretti from days before he was shot surfaced online on Wednesday. ... In the video, Pretti is seen spitting on an SUV belonging to federal agents. He is then seen kicking the taillight of the same SUV, which then broke off. Federal agents then got out of the SUV and approached Pretti, eventually tackling him to the ground.
The video initially aired on NBC Nightly News on Wednesday evening. Pretti's family, who said they were angry about his characterization by top immigration authorities in the immediate aftermath of his death, confirmed the man in the video was Pretti.
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Vigil for Alex Pretti held at Durham VA as new video of Minneapolis shooting victim released
More than 100 people gathered outside the Durham VA to honor the lifeof Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The vigil was hosted by the North Carolina chapter of National Nurses United.
Posted 9:14 PM yesterday Updated 10:46 PM yesterday
By Kirstyn Clark, WRAL reporter, and wire reports
Durham residents on Wednesday gathered outside of Durham Veterans Affairs for a vigil honoring a VA nurse in Minneapolis who was killed by Border Patrol agents.
More than 100 people gathered outside the Durham VA to honor the life of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The vigil was hosted by the North Carolina chapter of National Nurses United.
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Amid the vigil in Durham, new video of Pretti from days before he was shot surfaced online on Wednesday. ... In the video, Pretti is seen spitting on an SUV belonging to federal agents. He is then seen kicking the taillight of the same SUV, which then broke off. Federal agents then got out of the SUV and approached Pretti, eventually tackling him to the ground.
The video initially aired on NBC Nightly News on Wednesday evening. Pretti's family, who said they were angry about his characterization by top immigration authorities in the immediate aftermath of his death, confirmed the man in the video was Pretti.
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