Everett vigil remembers those killed by federal agents
EVERETT — Protesters gathered at the Snohomish County Campus in Everett on Tuesday to hold a vigil as a show of solidarity with the city of Minneapolis as the Midwest city faces a dramatic uptick in immigration enforcement.
The vigil was held after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two people shot by federal agents in Minneapolis this month amid the rapid rise in immigration enforcement in the city. Both were U.S. citizens with no criminal record.
The shootings sparked nationwide protests and drew condemnation from lawmakers in Congress. As of Tuesday, 111 Democratic representatives in the House had sponsored a resolution to impeach the head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem. A number of Everett residents had also held a vigil on Sunday for the people killed by federal agents, according to social media posts.
Tuesday’s vigil, organized by progressive advocacy group Snohomish County Indivisible, saw over 100 people gather at the campus. Attendees laid lights and flowers at the foot of the Snohomish County Veteran’s Memorial. Pretti was a nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Minneapolis.
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