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Some stood on large metal dumpsters that blocked all traffic, banging on them, while others gave speeches at the growing impromptu memorial for Pretti, who was a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital.
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Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Some stood on large metal dumpsters that blocked all traffic, banging on them, while others gave speeches at the impromptu and growing memorial for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, the man killed Saturday morning.
—Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Rhodes shoved a dumpster into Fatu and shoved an official for his troubles.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Now that federal and local authorities have left the area, protesters are moving dumpsters, garbage cans and furniture to erect barricades at the site of the shooting.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Some stood on large metal dumpsters that blocked all traffic, banging on them, while others gave speeches at the impromptu and growing memorial for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, the man killed Saturday morning.
—Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Rhodes shoved a dumpster into Fatu and shoved an official for his troubles.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Now that federal and local authorities have left the area, protesters are moving dumpsters, garbage cans and furniture to erect barricades at the site of the shooting.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Dumpster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumpster. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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