"Pretti was shot and killed on January 24 by Border Patrol agents Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. The Bay Area rides, and others throughout the nation, were done in solidarity with a ride organized by the Angry Catfish bike shop in Minneapolis that Pretti frequented. From Angry Catfish: 230 rides confirmed, 43 states, 14 countries and one community. We're riding for all, for Alex."
"Below are some pictures and video of the rides in San Francisco and Oakland (courtesy of Bike East Bay). Readers are encouraged to comment and add pictures of their own from the Bay Area. For more, CNN did a short breakdown of the ride in Minnesota. For more on the masked border officers who murdered Pretti in a city 300 miles from the nearest border, check out ProPublica's coverage."
Roughly 200 riders met at the Ferry Building on Saturday and rode around San Francisco to commemorate Alex Pretti of Minneapolis. Pretti was shot and killed on January 24 by Border Patrol agents Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Bay Area rides joined nationwide solidarity with a Minneapolis ride organized by the Angry Catfish bike shop that Pretti frequented. Angry Catfish confirmed 230 rides across 43 states and 14 countries and noted dozens of mutual aid initiatives. Photos and video from the Bay Area rides were shared, and national outlets including CNN, ProPublica, and the S.F. Chronicle provided further coverage.
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