US EditionFederal Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Identified: Report
Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired about 10 shots during a confrontation that killed Alex Pretti, prompting federal and civil rights probes.
- ProPublica published government records showing Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired on and fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse, on Jan. 24.
- Assigned to Operation Metro Surge, the agents were part of an immigration enforcement dragnet launched in December, and the Department of Homeland Security said they were placed on leave after the Jan. 24 shooting.
- According to footage and reports, bystander videos show Pretti holding a phone while being pepper-sprayed, officials say two agents discharged Glock pistols, and footage shows approximately 10 shots fired.
- The Justice Department said Friday that its Civil Rights Division is investigating the shooting after protests, while state investigators allege federal obstruction and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vowed a criminal probe.
- The secrecy has prompted ProPublica to argue that withholding agents' identities deprives the public of accountability, sparking protests and increased firearms training demand, according to officials and advocates.
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Immigration agents who shot causing the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on January 24, increasing the massive protests across the country, have been identified as Jesús Ochoa, of the Border Patrol (USBP) and Raymundo Gutiérrez, of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to ProPblica. According to the media, government records indicate that Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, were who shot Pretti. The 37-year-old nurse is the s…
Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting from South Texas
This story was originally published by ProPublica. The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. The records viewed by ProPublica list Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, as the shooters during the deadly [...]
Alex Pretti shooters identified as South Texas CPB agents
Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired on Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis last month, according to government records viewed by ProPublica.
Who are 2 federal agents reportedly identified in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti?
Two federal officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been identified. The records show that Ochoa and Gutierrez discharged their weapons during a confrontation that resulted in Pretti’s death.
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