As pressure mounts on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minneapolis, hometown folk heroes are already being etched into the city’s future history books. The latest is Greg Ketter, a 69-year-old bookstore owner who, after hearing that Alex Pretti had been killed, got into his car and drove straight to the scene — where, amid clouds of tear gas, he told ICE exactly what he thought.
If the 700 percent spike in Ketter’s book sales is any indication, he may have been speaking for millions across the country. In the now-viral video, you can hear the smoke filling his lungs, cracking his voice as he yells, “Stop. Stop.” Wearing a red plaid jacket, black beanie, and scarf, Ketter looks around in disbelief before shouting to the camera, “They just killed him.” He then adds, “I’m 70 years old and I’m f******* angry!”
