US Edition'That Could Have Happened to Me': Mass. Nurses Hold Vigil in Remembrance of Alex Pretti
Healthcare workers across multiple U.S. cities held candlelight vigils to honor ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot while aiding others, sparking nationwide solidarity.
- Jan 30, 2026, registered nurses from medical centers across Maine planned Friday vigils at Bangor Federal Building and Western Promenade to honor Alex Pretti.
- The shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis prompted outrage after 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti was killed on January 24; DHS says involved agents are on administrative leave.
- Hundreds of nurses and health care workers gathered with candles and chants at memorials, while speakers and Pretti's family described him as a kindhearted ICU nurse dedicated to veterans.
- The Maine Nurses Association said vigils aim to call for removing ICE funding, with McGovern stating, `I hope that Congress doesn't appropriate one more penny to this rogue agency, and I'm going to do all I can to make sure they're defunded`.
- Organizers pointed to a pattern of deaths involving ICE, citing 32 people who died in ICE custody in 2025 and lighting 12 candles to remember others shot since September 2025.
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Nurses mourn the loss of colleague Alex Pretti in La Jolla Thursday
Candlelight vigils are always solemn, but the mood on Gilman Drive just north and east of VA Medical Center San Diego was downright heartbroken Thursday night as hundreds gathered to mourn the killing of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Hundreds of health care workers and others attended the gathering, organized by National Nurses United, supporting each other in their grief following the slaying on Jan. 24 by ICE agents while participating in…
A vigil in New York reminded Alex Pretti, a nurse killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, while activists and colleagues demanded justice
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