Community members and healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis Saturday.

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  • Ayman Soliman, a former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Chaplain who was detained by ICE, speaks to a crowd in rememberance of Alex Preeti outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro
  • Community members and Healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who died in Minneapolis a few days prior. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro | CityBeat contributor
  • Kylee Ham, President of the Registered Nurse Association of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, speaks to a crowd in rememberance of Alex Pretti outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro
  • Community members and Healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who died in Minneapolis a few days prior. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro | CityBeat contributor
  • Bill Froehle, a member of the Cincinnati chapter of AFL-CIO, speaks to a crowd in rememberance of Alex Pretti outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro | CityBeat contributor
  • Community members and Healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who died in Minneapolis a few days prior. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro
  • Community members and Healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who died in Minneapolis a few days prior. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro
  • Community members and Healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who died in Minneapolis a few days prior. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro
  • Community members and Healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who died in Minneapolis a few days prior. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro
  • Community members and Healthcare providers gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine on Jan. 28, 2026 to remember the life of Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse who died in Minneapolis a few days prior. Photo by Martin Lopez Isidro

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