Protestors gather at Placita Olvera to denounce the fatal shooting of legal observer Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, Jan. 24, 2026. (Semantha Raquel Norris / For The LA Local)
Protestors gather at Placita Olvera to denounce the fatal shooting of legal observer Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, Jan. 24, 2026. (Semantha Raquel Norris / For The LA Local)

Dañiel Andres Martinez for LAist
Originally published on Jan. 25, 2026

Demonstrations are planned by several different local groups in SoCal today over the fatal shooting of a man, identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, by federal agents in Minnesota on Saturday morning

Here’s a list of some of those actions today:

  • Echo Park
    • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of Park Avenue & Echo Park Lake Avenue
  • Irvine
    • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Corner of Culver Drive & Barranca Parkway
  • Ontario
    • Starts at 11:30 AM at Euclid Avenue & Holt Boulevard
  • Cypress Park
    • Noon to 2 p.m. at The Home Depot on 2055 N. Figueroa St.
  • Rancho Cucamonga
    • Noon to 2 p.m. at Haven Avenue & Foothill Boulevard
  • Long Beach
    • Starts at 3 p.m. at the intersection of Pine Avenue and 3rd Street
  • Downtown Los Angeles
    • Starts at 3 p.m. outside of the Federal Building, at 300 North Los Angeles Street

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