Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered immediate body-worn cameras for all DHS officers in Minneapolis, with a plan to expand nationwide as funding allows.
- President Donald Trump said the camera rollout was Noem’s decision and voiced support, calling body cameras largely beneficial for law enforcement.
- The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the FBI are investigating the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti, and two agents involved have been placed on administrative leave.
- ProPublica identified the two shooters as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez, though DHS has not publicly released their names.
- Bystander videos show agents tackling Pretti and an officer removing a handgun from his person before shots were fired; officials say the footage is inconclusive, and Pretti was legally armed.