Alex Pretti Graffiti on Boarded Building, Lake Street, Minneapolis

Graffiti reading "ALEX PRETTI" covers a boarded-up building on Lake Street in Minneapolis.
Graffiti reading "ALEX PRETTI" covers a boarded-up building on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

Graffiti reading "ALEX PRETTI" covers the boarded-up facade of a building on Lake Street in Minneapolis. The graffiti appeared following the death of Alex Pretti, who was killed by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. Find more photos like this on my Operation Metro Surge: Ice in Minneapolis page.

Photo taken in February 2026.

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