Overview
- Government records reviewed by ProPublica identify the shooters as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, both South Texas natives assigned to Operation Metro Surge, with Gutierrez on a special response team.
- CBP has acknowledged that two officers fired Glock pistols during the Jan. 24 encounter and placed them on administrative leave, while refusing to publicly release their names, citing safety concerns.
- The Justice Department has opened a civil-rights investigation led by the FBI, and Minnesota officials say federal agencies have withheld key information from state and local investigators.
- Bystander videos show an agent removing a holstered handgun from Pretti as he was restrained before multiple shots were fired, contradicting early claims that he brandished a weapon.
- Media fact-checks have debunked viral posts falsely linking Gutierrez to a deported convicted offender, and protests and memorial actions continue across Minneapolis and other cities.