Federal Agents Identified in Fatal Shooting of Minneapolis Nurse Alex Pretti
Two US federal agents, Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez, have been identified as the officers who fatally shot 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend. According to government documents obtained by ProPublica, both men were part of a large-scale immigration enforcement initiative called Operation Metro Surge when they fired their weapons during the confrontation that led to Pretti's death.
The agents, who are with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), were participating in a citywide sweep of Minneapolis as part of the operation. The incident has sparked widespread demonstrations and renewed demands for criminal inquiries into federal immigration enforcement actions, following a similar incident just days earlier where another CBP agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three.
The lack of transparency from CBP has drawn heightened scrutiny, particularly given the agency's history of using masks to conceal identities during violent encounters with immigrants and US citizens. The department has declined to publicly name the agents involved or release additional information about the shooting, fueling concerns about accountability.
Lawmakers from both parties have urged a full and transparent investigation into Pretti's killing, with some calling for the agents to be charged with a crime. In response, the Department of Justice announced on Friday that its civil rights division had opened an investigation into the incident.
Records show that Ochoa joined CBP in 2018 as a border patrol agent, while Gutierrez began working for the agency in 2014. Both men are from south Texas and have been identified as members of a special response team within CBP's office of field operations. The agents involved in Operation Metro Surge are armed with Glock pistols, according to a notice sent by CBP to select members of Congress earlier this week.
The Trump administration had initially pushed false claims about the shooting, but those statements have since been disputed. Pretti's death has contributed to growing national debate over Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, which have led to violent encounters in cities nationwide.
Two US federal agents, Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez, have been identified as the officers who fatally shot 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend. According to government documents obtained by ProPublica, both men were part of a large-scale immigration enforcement initiative called Operation Metro Surge when they fired their weapons during the confrontation that led to Pretti's death.
The agents, who are with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), were participating in a citywide sweep of Minneapolis as part of the operation. The incident has sparked widespread demonstrations and renewed demands for criminal inquiries into federal immigration enforcement actions, following a similar incident just days earlier where another CBP agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three.
The lack of transparency from CBP has drawn heightened scrutiny, particularly given the agency's history of using masks to conceal identities during violent encounters with immigrants and US citizens. The department has declined to publicly name the agents involved or release additional information about the shooting, fueling concerns about accountability.
Lawmakers from both parties have urged a full and transparent investigation into Pretti's killing, with some calling for the agents to be charged with a crime. In response, the Department of Justice announced on Friday that its civil rights division had opened an investigation into the incident.
Records show that Ochoa joined CBP in 2018 as a border patrol agent, while Gutierrez began working for the agency in 2014. Both men are from south Texas and have been identified as members of a special response team within CBP's office of field operations. The agents involved in Operation Metro Surge are armed with Glock pistols, according to a notice sent by CBP to select members of Congress earlier this week.
The Trump administration had initially pushed false claims about the shooting, but those statements have since been disputed. Pretti's death has contributed to growing national debate over Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, which have led to violent encounters in cities nationwide.
but at the same time, let's not forget that these agents were doing their job and enforcing federal law. i'm not saying that makes it okay to kill an innocent person, but you gotta consider the bigger picture here. i also think it's crazy that the government is being so secretive about this whole thing... transparency is key in situations like this, especially when it comes to things like police brutality or immigration enforcement. i wish we could get some answers without all the speculation and misinformation 
that these two agents thought it was cool to just open fire on a nurse who didn't even know she was being targeted... i mean what's the protocol for shooting people in public when they're not even involved in an actual immigration bust? 
and can we please talk about how transparent the CBP has been so far? like, zero info is coming out of them and it's basically just "oh, our agents are heroes and you should trust us". 
no thanks. meanwhile law enforcement agencies everywhere are like "we're investigating" but where's the real accountability for these agents' actions? we need to push for more transparency and real consequences for these kind of incidents to happen in the first place... or better yet, never again 
. Like, it's seriously the best thing I've ever had. And have you seen those adorable cats walking around the city lately? They're like little furry therapists or something 
. Anyway, back to immigration policies... I mean, what even is the point of making it harder for people to come into the country if they're just gonna get shot by agents and die? It's all so senseless 
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. I remember when I was in school, our health class taught us about the importance of empathy and helping others. It's disheartening to think that some people don't understand that 
, a nurse lost her life in the line of duty and we're still not getting answers about what happened 
it's like they're hiding something from us, you know? and its not just about Alex Pretti, its about the whole system that enables this kind of violence 
it's unacceptable that 2 federal agents were involved and now there's a full investigation going on i hope justice is served 