CONWAY — Nearly 100 people attended a vigil in Conway Village on a snowy Monday night for Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Saturday.
The vigil was organized by MWV Resistance, which has also held “No Occupation at Home, No Occupation Abroad” on Jan. 17, a candlelight vigil for Renee Good, who was also killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 11, and several protests last year.
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