US EditionFederal Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Identified: Report
- 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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Medical examiner rules Pretti death a homicide
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has ruled that Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse who was shot and killed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Minneapolis last month, died by homicide. The report from Dr. Andrew Baker, posted to the county medical examiner’s public database, said that Pretti died in the emergency room at [...]
Two agents of Latin origin from the Frotheriza Patrol were identified as the killers of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States:Jesus Ochoa, 43 years oldRaymundo Gutierrez, 35 years oldThe image of Raymundo Gutierrez has spread widely on social networks, a situation that has generated reactions of all kinds.Some have even attempted to disseminate in the same way the photo of ProPublica journalist J. David McSwane who revealed …
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