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The latest: Minnesota reels after second fatal shooting by federal agents

A crowd gathers for a candlelight vigil at 27th and Nicollet Avenue in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent on Saturday.

Protesters gathered at a park near where a man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday. Federal officials say the man was armed.

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