{"id":102044,"date":"2026-02-01T04:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102044\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T04:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:47:06","slug":"vigil-held-in-pittsburgh-for-alex-pretti-va-nurse-shot-killed-by-federal-agents-in-minneapolis-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102044\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigil held in Pittsburgh for Alex Pretti, VA nurse shot &#038; killed by federal agents in Minneapolis \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A local vigil was held Saturday evening for Minneapolis VA nurse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/national\/minneapolis-mourns\/QCQ3ZWNY4I5MJEHIAMUBODUWTU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/national\/minneapolis-mourns\/QCQ3ZWNY4I5MJEHIAMUBODUWTU\/\">Alex Petti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Crowds gathered at the Fred Rogers Memorial along Pittsburgh\u2019s North Shore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The vigil was organized by nurses and health care workers, who called for an end to what they referred to as violent immigration enforcement tactics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cYou should never be afraid to send your kids to school, go to work and to help people,\u201d health care worker Francis Adams said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that I\u2019ve always believed in, and it\u2019s something I\u2019ll stand up and fight for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pretti was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/federal-officers-shot-another-person-minneapolis-amid-immigration-crackdown-governor-says\/Z4VMNCKWARBXFIV7L7MVPCM4RE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/federal-officers-shot-another-person-minneapolis-amid-immigration-crackdown-governor-says\/Z4VMNCKWARBXFIV7L7MVPCM4RE\/\">killed by federal agents<\/a> on Jan. 24 during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/2-federal-officers-fired-shots-during-encounter-that-killed-alex-pretti-dhs-tells-congress\/L3RZPVPXOBFELGMDHKJ35YXUPE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/2-federal-officers-fired-shots-during-encounter-that-killed-alex-pretti-dhs-tells-congress\/L3RZPVPXOBFELGMDHKJ35YXUPE\/\">2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Justice Department has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/national\/doj-has-opened-federal-civil-rights-probe-into-death-alex-pretti\/YJQFAP7WS5HGXJQUZP2SRH7C44\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/national\/doj-has-opened-federal-civil-rights-probe-into-death-alex-pretti\/YJQFAP7WS5HGXJQUZP2SRH7C44\/\">opened a civil rights probe<\/a> into the killing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A local vigil was held Saturday evening for Minneapolis VA nurse Alex Petti. 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