Opinion | This ‘ordinary guy from Northeast’ joined the Alex Pretti protests. It cost him a shattered jaw.
- Posted on February 23, 2026
- By Star Tribune
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Opinion | This ‘ordinary guy from Northeast’ joined the Alex Pretti protests. It cost him a shattered jaw.
Leon Virden, 73, attended a protest in South Minneapolis with his sons shortly after Alex Pretti was killed by federal immigration agents. He left with injuries to his ear and face from flash-bang shrapnel.
