"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 assigned to Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement dragnet launched in December that sent scores of armed and masked agents across the city."
"Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014 and works for CBP's Office of Field Operations. He is assigned to a special response team, which conducts high-risk operations like those of police SWAT units. Records show both men are from South Texas."
Federal records identify Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti, leaving him dead. Both agents were assigned to Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement dragnet launched in December that deployed armed, masked agents across the city. Ochoa joined CBP in 2018; Gutierrez joined in 2014 and serves in CBP's Office of Field Operations on a special response team that conducts high-risk, SWAT-like operations. CBP has withheld the agents' names publicly and provided few details about the deadly encounter. The shooting followed another recent killing of a Minneapolis protester by an immigration agent and coincided with reports of a separate CBP employee arrested on drunken driving charges.
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