by Kip Knott
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| Cartoon by Nick Anderson |
US federal law enforcement officers on Saturday fatally shot an American citizen in Minneapolis for the second time in less than three weeks. Saturday morning’s killing of US citizen Alex Pretti, 37, comes after Renee Nicole Good, also a 37-year-old American citizen, was shot to death on 7 January by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, with video showing her trying to drive away from a confrontation, sparking protests nationwide. The Guardian, January 24, 2026
At first, I thought it was
ice pellets clinking
on the frozen pavement.
When I learned what it was,
I finally realized why
they call it a hail of bullets.
Kip Knott is a writer, poet, teacher, photographer, and part-time art dealer living in Ohio. His most recent book of poems, Rothko's Gospels, is available from Tiny Wren Publishing.
