A vigil honoring Alex Pretti rests outside the Department of Veteran Affairs In Washington, D.C. on Jan. 28, 2026. A 37-year-old intensive care nurse at a VA hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis days before.
Left behind after the vigil ceremony, a sign protesting against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids sits in a cleared patch of snow outside the Department of Veteran Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 28, 2026. After agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a nurse in the intensive care unit at a VA hospital in Illinois, on Saturday, community members across the countries held vigils to honor his life and legacy.
Bouquets of flowers rest in the snow following a vigil held in remembrance of Alex Pretti outside the Department of Veteran Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 28, 2026. US Customs and Border Protection agents shots and killed Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse at VA hospital, while attempting to detain another woman in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.
An American flag hangs from the Department of Veteran Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 28, 2026. Four days prior, federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse at a Minneapolis VA hospital.
Candles line the sidewalk in front of the Department of Veteran Affairs headquarters during a vigil honoring Alex Pretti in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 28, 2026. Hundreds gathered here, and across the country, to honor his life and legacy after he was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis days prior.
A single rose sits in the snow piled atop a planter during a vigil honoring Alex Pretti outside the Department of Veteran Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 28, 2026. Hundreds gathered here, and across the country, to honor his life and legacy after he was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis days prior.
