@indyweek: Hundreds gathered in front of the gates of Durham’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center Wednesday night for a candlelit vigil honoring Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old VA nurse who was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. Clutching tealights and bouquets of flowers, attendees formed a line down the sidewalk that stretched so far from the main gate, different sections of the crowd took on different purposes—those near the front listened to speeches while those further back, out of earshot, sang songs of solidarity. Many held signs. One that read “Stop lying, nurses can spot a fib” nodded to both the contested official narrative of Pretti’s death and to AFib, the cardiac arrhythmia that nurses routinely detect. Pretti worked as an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. On January 24, he was pepper-sprayed and fatally shot by federal immigration agents after filming the agents with his phone and attempting to help a protester whom agents had knocked to the pavement. 🔗 Read more at indyweek.com. 📸 Photos by Jenny Warburg ✍️ Written by Lena Geller

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Friday 30 January 2026 03:00:01 GMT