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Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Identified as Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez

The disclosure heightens scrutiny of the masked immigration surge in Minneapolis.

Overview

  • Government records reviewed by ProPublica name Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired on Alex Pretti on Jan. 24.
  • CBP has not publicly released the officers’ identities, though both were placed on administrative leave and were part of December’s Operation Metro Surge deployment.
  • The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation, while Homeland Security Investigations is leading a review with FBI support, according to local reports.
  • Bystander videos show a masked agent pushing a woman down, Pretti intervening, pepper spray deployed, a struggle on the ground, and roughly 10 shots fired; analyses suggest an agent may have removed Pretti’s gun before the volley, which officials call inconclusive.
  • Minnesota authorities are pursuing their own review, with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty saying she expects enough evidence to make a charging decision, as federal officials recalibrate the city deployment.