People gather around a makeshift memorial Saturday night at Whittier Park in Minneapolis for Alex Pretti. He was fatally shot by a federal agent earlier in the day.
Ellie Roth | MPR News
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People gathered across the state Saturday night to mourn Alex Pretti after he was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent earlier in the day in Minneapolis. Many also protested the massive federal immigration enforcement surge.
The shooting sent the city and state reeling again, weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Macklin Good on Jan. 7. Last week, an agent shot and wounded a man in Minneapolis.
George Floyd Square
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People gather Saturday night at a vigil at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis to mourn Alex Pretti, who was was fatally shot by a federal agent earlier in the day.
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People gather Saturday night at a vigil at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis to mourn Alex Pretti, who was was fatally shot by a federal agent earlier in the day.
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People gather Saturday night at a vigil at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis to mourn Alex Pretti, who was was fatally shot by a federal agent earlier in the day.
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Vigil at former 3rd precinct at Minnehaha Ave. and Lake St. to remember Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by a federal agent on Saturday.
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Thousands gathered at Whittier Park to mourn Pretti and to protest increased federal immigration enforcement in the state.
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People gather around a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in Whittier Park after he was fatally shot by a federal agent Saturday in Minneapolis.
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A woman holds up a sign at a protest in Whittier Park in Minneapolis after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by ICE agents on Saturday.
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The Minnesota flag waves above a group of thousands of people who gathered at Whittier Park to mourn Alex Pretti.
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Red candle at 33rd St. and E Lake St. in Minneapolis to remember Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by a federal agent on Saturday, Jan. 24.
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38th Street
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At 38th Street and 26th Avenue in south Minneapolis, a vigil is remembers Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by a federal agent on Saturday.
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A neighborhood vigil at 38th Street and Longfellow Avenue in south Minneapolis is held to remember Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed Saturday by a federal agent.
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Lone vigil on Marshall Bridge in St. Paul to remember Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by a federal agent on Saturday.
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Mears Park
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Vigil in Mears Park in St. Paul's Lowertown neighborhood to remember Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by a federal agent on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
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Vigil in Mears Park in St. Paul's Lowertown neighborhood to remember Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by a federal agent on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
Anna Haecherl | MPR News
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