VA investigated staffer who attended vigil for slain colleague Alex Pretti and spoke to media, report says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsVA investigated staffer who attended vigil for slain colleague Alex Pretti and spoke to media, report saysAlex Pretti was a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked for the VA and was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis Katie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 05 May 2026 23:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971063","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/department-of-veterans-affairs-investigation-alex-pretti-b2971063.html","title":"VA investigated staffer who attended vigil for Alex Pretti and spoke to media: report"}}CloseRelated: Markwayne Mullin 'regrets' calling Alex Pretti a 'deranged individual'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","reg...