Overview
- Government records reviewed by ProPublica identify the shooters as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35.
- Both men were assigned to Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis and are on administrative leave after CBP told lawmakers two agents fired Glock pistols during the Jan. 24 encounter.
- Widely shared videos show pepper spray, a takedown, and roughly 10 shots; analyses appear to show an agent removing Pretti’s holstered handgun before the gunfire, and officials say he was legally armed.
- CBP and DHS have withheld the officers’ names from the public and state investigators, prompting bipartisan calls for disclosure and broader access to evidence.
- Homeland Security Investigations, with FBI support, is collecting evidence as the DOJ Civil Rights Division investigates and Minnesota authorities seek to conduct their own review.