Photos and Video: Hundreds in St. Louis community protest ICE and the weekend shooting of Alex Pretti
Hundreds in the St.. Louis community protested and marched through downtown St. Louis Tuesday night rallying against ICE and this weekend’s shooting of Alex Pretti.Â
"Biggest threat in the world today is Donald Trump in the USA," Jo Patterson chants during a protest against ICE and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown.
Charlotte Ferguson holds a sign during a protest against ICE activities and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown.
"Looking at the numbers and energy of the crowd, you wouldn't know how cold it is outside," said Dakota Eichman, center, who plays the drums during a protest against ICE activities and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown.
"My prayer is largely for the removal and the abolishment of ICE," said Jake Hughes, who prays during a protest Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown St. Louis against the ICE killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.
Hundreds marched in a protest against ICE and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown St. Louis.
Azriel Vogelaar of St. Louis, left, and Nick Cowlen of Creve Coeur attend a protest against ICE activities and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown.
"I am out her today because I see myself in Alex Pretti. ... His murder by ICE was unconstitutional. We are out here today fighting for our constitutional rights, and for our community just like Alex Pretti was," said Dani Adams, who marched with hundreds in St. Louis against ICE and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
"My prayer is largely for the removal and the abolishment of ICE," said Jake Hughes, who prays during a protest against ICE activities and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown.
Hundreds marched in a protest against ICE and the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in downtown St. Louis.
Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch
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Group gathers in frigid temperatures, then marches around part of downtown.
