US EditionFederal Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Identified: Report
Two federal immigration agents fired approximately 10 shots during a confrontation linked to Operation Metro Surge, sparking protests and calls for transparent investigation.
- 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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Jesus Ochoa and Raymondo Gutierrez are Latin, have several years of experience in the service of migration control and continue to be suspended after killing Pretti during protests in Minneapolis.
Candles, flowers and signs, yesterday at the medical center, for the nurse died January 24 (ANSA)
Two agents identified in Alex Pretti shooting
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 encounter last weekend that left Pretti dead and ignited massive protests and calls for criminal investigations.Both men were assign…
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