26th and nicollet has become a place where people come to remember alex pretti. community members hand out food, water, and hand warmers while watching their neighbors weep for a man who should still be here today. the notes of “amazing grace” being sung can be heard from the small owned donut shop across the street to the coffee shop down the road. the bitter cold of the minnesota winter freezes the tears shed on tired faces, but that doesn’t deter us. because we are minnesotan, we keep us safe, and when one of us are faced with opposition we don’t back down. because that is what community means. we stand together. minnesota will always be home for anyone who calls it so, and no force or government can tell us otherwise. #alexpretti #restinpower #mn #minnesota #minneapolis