The two federal agents who shot Alex Pretti during a fatal incident were identified in government public records obtained by the independent nonprofit newsroom ProPublica.org.
Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, were both assigned to Operation Metro Surge when they opened fire on Pretti in Minneapolis on January 24. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection hadn’t publicly released the two men’s names nor disclosed many facts about the fatal incident at the time of the publication.
Videos shared online appear to show Pretti being taken down by multiple federal agents and disarmed before an officer fired multiple shots during an anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis. The incident took place 17 days after Renée Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer during a protest in the same city.
White House border czar Tom Homan announced that he will “draw down” the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last Thursday (January 29) following two fatal shootings and ensuing local and nationwide protests. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison demanded that a “full, impartial, and transparent investigation” be held in connection with the shooting while a federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump‘s administration from “destroying or altering” evidence linked to the incident, Axois reports.
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